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Question
Solve the following equation:
`3"a" - 1/5 = "a"/5 + 5 2/5`
Sum
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Solution
⇒ `"3a" - "a"/5 = 5 2/5 + 1/5`
⇒ `"3a" - "a"/5 = 27/5 + 1/5`
⇒ `"3a" xx 5 - "a"/5 xx 5 = 27/5 xx 5 + 1/5 xx 5`
.....(Multiplying each term by 5)
⇒ 15a - a = 27 + 1
⇒ 14a = 28
⇒ a = `28/14`
⇒ a = 2
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