Answer:
[tex]\huge\boxed{-\frac{7}{8}a - \frac{1}{6}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
This question utilizes combining like terms and common denominators. First you have to convert both terms including "a" to have a denominator of 8. You would do this by multiplying both the numerator, and the denominator by the same value. This value in the case of [tex]-\frac{1}{4} a[/tex] would be 2, and in the case of [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex] the value would be 2. This would result in the equation: [tex]-\frac{5}{8}a+\frac{4}{6}-\frac{2}{8}a-\frac{5}{6}[/tex]. Then simply combine like terms to get your final answer.
