SOLUTION: help please? it seems simple but I just can't get it right. 2A/3 = 8 + 4A, for A

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Question 58847: help please? it seems simple but I just can't get it right.
2A/3 = 8 + 4A, for A
Answer by rcmcc(152) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2A%2F3+=+8+%2B+4A
first we can multiply out 3 from each side to eliminate the fraction
2A=24+12A
subtract 12a from each side
-10A=24
divide out -10
A=-2.4 or -12%2F5