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Example

3(r+2s)=2t-4

a⋅(b-2)=3b

3(r+2s)=2t-4

a⋅(b-2)=3b

Question

$$a - 6 a - 4 \div a - 2$$

Evaluate

$-5a-2-\frac{4}{a}$

Short Solution Steps

Combine $a$ and $-6a$ to get $-5a$.

$$-5a-\frac{4}{a}-2$$

To add or subtract expressions, expand them to make their denominators the same. Multiply $-5a-2$ times $\frac{a}{a}$.

$$\frac{\left(-5a-2\right)a}{a}-\frac{4}{a}$$

Since $\frac{\left(-5a-2\right)a}{a}$ and $\frac{4}{a}$ have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\left(-5a-2\right)a-4}{a}$$

Do the multiplications in $\left(-5a-2\right)a-4$.

$$\frac{-5a^{2}-2a-4}{a}$$

Factor

$-\frac{5a^{2}+2a+4}{a}$