What is A?

The common denominator is 3, so we multiply every term through by 3:



Now the 3's cancel on the left and we have

      

Now we subtract 12A from both sides

  

combine the 2A and the -12A on the left, getting -10A

   

Now we divide both sides by -10 to get A:

   

Reduce the fraction:

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Edwin J 



 

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