solve for a.

\\frac{a}{3} + 5 = 1\

\a = ?\

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solve for a.

\\frac{a}{3} + 5 = 1\

\a = ?\

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{ "quality": "clear", "question_count": 1, "skills_matched": [ "step_cot", "blank_filling_formatter", "explain_then_answer", "tutor", "mastery_adaptive_brevity" ], "needs_drawing": false, "concepts_used": [ "Linear Equations" ], "new_concepts": [], "current_concepts": [ "Linear Equations", "Algebraic Simplification" ] } ## Isolate the variable term Using the *Linear Equations* knowledge point $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{a}{3} + 5 &= 1 \ \frac{a}{3} &= 1 - 5 \ \frac{a}{3} &= -4 \end{aligned} $$ ## Solve for a Using the *Linear Equations* knowledge point $$ \begin{aligned} a &= -4 \cdot 3 \ a &= -12 \end{aligned} $$ Solve for a. $$\frac{a}{3} + 5 = 1$$ $a =$ -12 { "subject": "Mathematics", "question_type": "Fill-in-the-blank", "knowledge_point": [ "Mathematics", "Algebra", "Linear Equations" ] }

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