How do you solve $8 m - 55 = 10.1$ $8m -55 =10.1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-16T18:03:02

$m = 8.1375$ $m = 8.1375$

If you are solving for the variable m, start by adding 55 to both sides, as such:

$8 m - 55 + 55 = 10.1 + 55$ $8m-55+55 = 10.1+55$

$8 m = 65.1$ $8m = 65.1$

Next divided both sides by 8:

$\frac{8 m}{8} = \frac{65.1}{8}$ $(8m)/8 = 65.1/8$

$m = 8.1375$ $m = 8.1375$

Your goal in solving any equation is to isolate the variable.

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