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a-\left(396a-1386000\right)=4858
Use the distributive property to multiply a-3500 by 396.
a-396a-\left(-1386000\right)=4858
To find the opposite of 396a-1386000, find the opposite of each term.
a-396a+1386000=4858
The opposite of -1386000 is 1386000.
-395a+1386000=4858
Combine a and -396a to get -395a.
-395a=4858-1386000
Subtract 1386000 from both sides.
-395a=-1381142
Subtract 1386000 from 4858 to get -1381142.
a=\frac{-1381142}{-395}
Divide both sides by -395.
a=\frac{1381142}{395}
Fraction \frac{-1381142}{-395} can be simplified to \frac{1381142}{395} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.