Solve for a a(-6)=-42

$a (- 6) = - 42$

Step 1

Divide each term in $a (- 6) = - 42$ by $- 6$ .

$\frac{a \cdot - 6}{- 6} = \frac{- 42}{- 6}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 6$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{a \cdot - 6}{- 6} = \frac{- 42}{- 6}$

Divide $a$ by $1$ .

$a = \frac{- 42}{- 6}$

$a = \frac{- 42}{- 6}$

$a = \frac{- 42}{- 6}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $- 42$ by $- 6$ .

$a = 7$

$a = 7$

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