In basketball, if a player is fouled, they are awarded a free throw. A free throw
allows the player to take 1 or 2 shots,
depending on the circumstances of the
foul or the player's ability to make the
first shot, unchallenged. A free throw is
shot from a line 15 feet from the basket.
In professional basketball, the career
record number of successful free throws
is 9,787 out of 13,188 attempts.

3; 9 is 8 to -4

step-by-step explanation:

-362

step-by-step explanation:

(12)(4)+2(12)-34(12)+2(12)-3

  \/         \/         \/         \/

  48 +   24 -   408 + 24 - 3

      \   /               \   /

          72     -     432 - 3 = -363

5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116