SOLUTION: Please help me solve for A: 2A/3=8+4A? Thanks

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Question 38218: Please help me solve for A: 2A/3=8+4A? Thanks
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay, from
2A/3 = 8 + 4A
let us multiply both sides by 3 to clear the fractions
2A = 24 + 12A
now subtract 12A from both sides
-10A = 24
now divide both sides by -10 and reduce
A = 24/-10 = -12/5