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4-5a-a=-13
Subtract a from both sides.
4-6a=-13
Combine -5a and -a to get -6a.
-6a=-13-4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
-6a=-17
Subtract 4 from -13 to get -17.
a=\frac{-17}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
a=\frac{17}{6}
Fraction \frac{-17}{-6} can be simplified to \frac{17}{6} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.