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- (2)/(3) a = - 12"Solve for a and Simplify your answer."

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\begin{gathered} -(2)/(3)a=-12 \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ -2a=-36 \\ a=(-36)/(-2) \\ a=18 \end{gathered}

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