SOLUTION: SOLVE FOR A B= (7/8)* (A-12)

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Question 58456: SOLVE FOR A
B= (7/8)* (A-12)

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SOLVE FOR A
B= (7/8)* (A-12)
(8/7)B=(8/7)(7/8)(A-12)
(8/7)B=(1)(A-12)
(8/7)B=A-12
(8/7)B+12=A-12+12
(8/7)B+12=A
OR
A=(8/7)B+12
Another look for this would be to give the 12 a common denominator of 7 and write as one fraction:



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