Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. 4/a - 8 ______

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Identify Expression: Identify the expression to be simplified. We have the expression 4/a - 8. To simplify this expression and write it as a single fraction, we need to find a common denominator.Find Common Denominator: Find a common denominator. Since a is the only denominator present in the first term and the second term is a whole number, we can rewrite the whole number with a as the denominator. To do this, we multiply 8 by a/a which is equal to 1 and will not change the value of the expression. 4/a - 8 * (a/a)Rewrite with Common Denominator: Rewrite the expression with a common denominator. Now we rewrite the expression with the common denominator a. 4/a - (8a)/aCombine Terms: Combine the terms over the common denominator. Since both terms now have the same denominator, we can combine them into a single fraction. (4 - 8a)/aCheck for Further Simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified further. The numerator 4 - 8a and the denominator a do not have any common factors other than 1, so the fraction is already in its simplest form.

Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. $\newline$ $\frac{4}{a} - 8$

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