In this case, you aren't going to get an integer for the value of a, but you can rearrange the equation to equal a.
4a-3=D add 3 to both sides
4a=D+3 divide both sides by 4
a=(D+3)/4 here's your answer
If "4/2/7" is all we have to work with, then PEMDAS rules will save the day. Do the division from left to right.
4/2 becomes 2. Then we have 2/7, a proper fraction. I don't see where an improper fraction would come from in this case.
1) 1/2
2) 7/8
3) 4
4) 19/8 = 2 3/8
Using the Quadratic Function, Such Means x = - b + or - the square root of - 4 a c over 2 a.
After you do it you would get the answer :
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