Help with a mechanics (statics) problem?

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The problem reads:

"The mass of each pulley of the system is m and the mass of the suspended object is A is m_A. Determine the force T necessary for the system to be in equilibrium. "

The answer I come up with is

T = (m_Ag)/8 - mg/2

But the answer in the back of the book is

T = (m_Ag)/7 - (4/7)mg

Can someone show me why I am wrong? (If I am at all...)
 
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