Categories October Surprise 2024 Answers to: Solve for a,a. Express your answer as a proper or improper … Post author By Post date May 22, 2026 Final Answer: The final answer is $boxed{4/3}$ To solve for $a$ in the equation $-frac {1} {2} = -frac {5} {6} + frac {1} {4}a$, we first want to isolate the term with $a$.