SOLUTION: please help me solve this!! i am so confused & this question will be on my math test tomorrow! 12 - 24g = 8g + 8 = ?? i tried so many times but my teacher said that i am doing

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Question 390302: please help me solve this!! i am so confused & this question will be on my math test tomorrow!
12 - 24g = 8g + 8 = ??
i tried so many times but my teacher said that i am doing it all wrong! i really dont want to fail the test so if you could, please help me solve this!! :)

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Equations/390302 (2011-01-03 15:27:18): please help me solve this!! i am so confused & this question will be on my math test tomorrow!
12 - 24g = 8g + 8 = ??
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I assume you want to solve for g:
12 - 24g = 8g + 8
Add 24g
12 = 32g + 8
Subtract 8
4 = 32g
g = 4/32
g = 1/8