Solve for :
Evaluate every product before combining anything. Multiplication outranks addition, so each triple product is a single constant (or a single coefficient of ):
Only the last one touches , so the equation has exactly one variable term with coefficient .
Rewrite with the numbers in place, keeping each sign attached.
The minus belongs to the term only; the two following products are added.
Combine the constants left to right.
so the equation reduces to
Isolate . Subtract and divide by :
The fraction simplifies to a terminating decimal because and , so
Check by substitution. With : , and ✓. The exact form and the decimal are the same number, so either is acceptable as the final answer.
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