Question

Solve to indicated variable 16ak=-5 for a

Answer 1

The answer is
$\frac{ - 5}{16k} = a$
steps
#1) Try to leave a by itself by dividing any variable next to it
$\frac{16 ak = - 5 }{ 16k}$
you can only divided these variables as all these variables in the original equation. are being multiplied. The opposite if multiplication is division.