sorry it was
5-1/3a
a=-1
5-1/3a
5 - (1/3)*-1
5 + 1/3 = 5 1/3
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You're welcome.
No problem! Let's substitute the value of 'a' into the expression 5 - 1/3a, where a equals -1.
Step 1: Replace 'a' with -1 in the expression:
5 - 1/3(-1)
Step 2: Simplify the expression:
5 - 1/(-3)
The negative sign in front of the 1 is distributed to the denominator, so it becomes:
5 + 1/3
Step 3: Find the common denominator, which is 3:
(5 * 3 + 1)/3
Step 4: Simplify the numerator:
(15 + 1)/3
16/3
Therefore, when a equals -1, the value of the expression 5 - 1/3a is 16/3.