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Find -30 / (6a) when a = -5. Write the answer in simplest form solution is _____

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the answer in the simplest solution is 1
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The answer is 1

Step-by-step explanation:

-30 / (6a)

Note: a has been given in the question to be -5

Substitute a = -5 into the expression, yields

-30 / (6a)

6a = 6 x (-5) = -30

∴ let substitute 6a = -30 in the epresssion

-30/-30

1

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