SOLUTION: please help me solve the equation : -12q+4=8q-6

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-12q+4=8q-6
-8q-12q+4=-8q+8q-6
(-8-12)q+4=0-6
-20q+4=-6
-20q+4-4=-4-6
-20q+0=-10
-20q=-10
-20q/-20=-10/-20
q=1/2 or .5