What is the answer to 5 equals a over -11?

Answer 1

16

Answer 2

Okay so we have the equation

5=a/-11

what we want to do is solve for "a" to do this we need to get rid of -11 the opposite of division is multiplication

Now

5 = a/-11

(*-11) (*-11) ====> multiply both sides by -11 to get rid of your denominator

Now have

-55 = a or a=-55

You can check your answer by plugging in -55 into a

*original equation*

5=a/-11

5= -55/-11 ====> Plugging in -55 for a

5=5 ======> remember two negatives makes a positive so this answer is correct

a=-55