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9+a/6=8 need help is

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9+a/6=8
Subtract 9 from both sides
a/6= -1
Multiply 6 on both sides so that the only thing remaining on the left side is the variable a.
Final Answer: a = -6
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a = -6

order of operations does division first, but you have to know that you must add -1 to 9 in order to get 8. Therefore, you must have a negative number over 6 and it has to be -6 in order for that negative number to be -1
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