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-5a=-4x
Subtract 4x from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
\frac{-5a}{-5}=-\frac{4x}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
a=-\frac{4x}{-5}
Dividing by -5 undoes the multiplication by -5.
a=\frac{4x}{5}
Divide -4x by -5.
4x=5a
Add 5a to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
\frac{4x}{4}=\frac{5a}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x=\frac{5a}{4}
Dividing by 4 undoes the multiplication by 4.