How do you solve the two step equation $-10=a+3/3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-04T12:59:54

$-11$

Given: $-10=a+3/3$

Notice how $3/3=1$ , and the equation becomes:

$-10=a+1$

Subtract $1$ from both sides to isolate $a$ .

$-10-1=a$

$a=-11$

How do you solve the two step equation -10=a+3/3-10=a+3/3?