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20=-12a-8
We move all terms to the left:
20-(-12a-8)=0
We get rid of parentheses
12a+8+20=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
12a+28=0
We move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right
12a=-28
a=-28/12
a=-2+1/3
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