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-\frac{943}{75}+\frac{10}{3}a=\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{7}{4}a+\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{6}{5}
Use the distributive property to multiply \frac{4}{5} by \frac{7}{4}a+\frac{6}{5}.
-\frac{943}{75}+\frac{10}{3}a=\frac{4\times 7}{5\times 4}a+\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{6}{5}
Multiply \frac{4}{5} times \frac{7}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
-\frac{943}{75}+\frac{10}{3}a=\frac{7}{5}a+\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{6}{5}
Cancel out 4 in both numerator and denominator.
-\frac{943}{75}+\frac{10}{3}a=\frac{7}{5}a+\frac{4\times 6}{5\times 5}
Multiply \frac{4}{5} times \frac{6}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
-\frac{943}{75}+\frac{10}{3}a=\frac{7}{5}a+\frac{24}{25}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{4\times 6}{5\times 5}.
-\frac{943}{75}+\frac{10}{3}a-\frac{7}{5}a=\frac{24}{25}
Subtract \frac{7}{5}a from both sides.
-\frac{943}{75}+\frac{29}{15}a=\frac{24}{25}
Combine \frac{10}{3}a and -\frac{7}{5}a to get \frac{29}{15}a.
\frac{29}{15}a=\frac{24}{25}+\frac{943}{75}
Add \frac{943}{75} to both sides.
\frac{29}{15}a=\frac{72}{75}+\frac{943}{75}
Least common multiple of 25 and 75 is 75. Convert \frac{24}{25} and \frac{943}{75} to fractions with denominator 75.
\frac{29}{15}a=\frac{72+943}{75}
Since \frac{72}{75} and \frac{943}{75} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.
\frac{29}{15}a=\frac{1015}{75}
Add 72 and 943 to get 1015.
\frac{29}{15}a=\frac{203}{15}
Reduce the fraction \frac{1015}{75} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.
a=\frac{203}{15}\times \frac{15}{29}
Multiply both sides by \frac{15}{29}, the reciprocal of \frac{29}{15}.
a=\frac{203\times 15}{15\times 29}
Multiply \frac{203}{15} times \frac{15}{29} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
a=\frac{203}{29}
Cancel out 15 in both numerator and denominator.
a=7
Divide 203 by 29 to get 7.