I have a feeling you meant:
(a-2)/6 - 5 = (a+3)/3
multiply each term by 6
a-2 + 30 = 2a + 6
-a = 6+2-30
a = 22
the way you typed it, the equation would simplify to
a - 1/3 - 5 = a + 1
the a's would drop out, and there would be no solution.
a-2/6 -5 = a+3/3
SOLVE FOR A
solving equations with fractions
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