sorry it was

5-1/3a

a=-1

5-1/3a

5 - (1/3)*-1
5 + 1/3 = 5 1/3

Thank you!!!!!!

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.