To solve this equation, you first need to get all the a's onto one side, because you want "a =", so you can add 2a 8 + 6a = -2a + 24 + 2a 8 + 8a = 24 a is still not on its own yet, so we need to subtract 8 and then divide by 8: 8 + 8a = 24 - 8 8a = 16 ÷ 8 a = 2 So your answer is a = 2, I hope this helps!
