a - 1/8 = 5/8
a= 6/8?
Right. Now simplify 6/8
3/4?
Right.
To verify the solution for the equation a - 1/8 = 5/8, we'll substitute the value of a from the proposed solution of a = 6/8 into the equation and see if it balances.
Given equation: a - 1/8 = 5/8
Substituting a = 6/8, the equation becomes:
(6/8) - 1/8 = 5/8
To perform the subtraction, we need to have the same denominator for both fractions. The denominators are already the same, so we can directly subtract the numerators:
6/8 - 1/8 = (6 - 1)/8 = 5/8
Since the left-hand side of the equation (5/8) is equal to the right-hand side of the equation (5/8), the proposed solution for a = 6/8 is correct.