Question

What is the value of a? -17/a = -17

Answer 1

We just have to isolate a. We need to move the a to the right. Do you know how to do that?

Answer 2

kinda

Answer 3

Ok, so how do you think we have to move the 'a' from -17/a to the right with -17?

Answer 4

im not a big fan of fractions

Answer 5

-17/-17 ?

Answer 6

And that's why we get rid of them, To get rid of it, we just have to multply a on both sides. -17/a is -17 divided by a. When we multiply a into it, it cancels out and leaves us with -17. Now we multiply a on the other side and it gives us -17a.

Answer 7

-17/a * a = -17 * a
-17 = -17a

Answer 8

Does that make sense?

Answer 9

Yea it does

Answer 10

Now we have to keep isolating a. How do you think we can move the -17 in -17a to the other side of the equation?

Answer 11

I just lost my answer on what i was going to type

Answer 12

Hmm?

Answer 13

hmmm

Answer 14

The things you type disappear sometimes, the site has a lot of lag.

Answer 15

im lost

Answer 16

i have to leave in a little bit

Answer 17

Ok, well. Remember that we need to cancel out. What is the opposite of multiplication?

Answer 18

division

Answer 19

So what do we do with -17 in the -17a?

Answer 20

divide it

Answer 21

Yes. What do we get when we divide -17 on both sides of the equation?

Answer 22

.

Answer 23

you divide it with a right

Answer 24

No. We need to isolate a, so it's going to be:

-17/-17 = (-17a)/-17

Answer 25

what do we get

Answer 26

When you're dividing a number by itself what do you get

Answer 27

-17 or 0

Answer 28

or 1

Answer 29

Yes, 1. Sooooo.....

Answer 30

-17/-17 = ?
-17a/-17 = ?

Answer 31

a=-17?

Answer 32

No

Answer 33

We are dividing both sides by -17

Answer 34

a=1?

Answer 35

Yes!

Answer 36

gg thx

Answer 37

i give you a medal thx

Answer 38

Thanks xD