How do you solve $-4(2m-3)=2(m+3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-12T23:02:42

$m=3/5$

Solve $-4(2m-3)=2(m+3)$

Expand both sides using the distributive property, $a(b+c)=ab+ac$ .

$-8m+12=2m+6$

Subtract $12$ from both sides of the equation.

$-8m=2m+6-12$

$-8m=2m-6$

Subtract $2m$ from both sides.

$-2m-8m=-6$

$-10m=-6$

Divide both sides by $-10$ .

$m=(-6)/(-10)$

A negative divided by a negative becomes a positive.

$m=6/10$

Simplify.

$m=3/5$

How do you solve -4(2m-3)=2(m+3)-4(2m-3)=2(m+3)?