How do you solve $-8m+12=-2m+27$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T16:43:14

$color(red)(m=-15/6 or m=-2 3/6$

$-8m+12=-2m+27$

$"Subtracting 12 from both sides."$

$-8m+cancel12-cancel12=-2m+27-12$

$-8m=-2m+15$

$"Adding"$ $2m$ $"to both the sides"$

$-8m+2m=-cancel(2m)+cancel(2m)+15$

$-6m=15$

$"Dividing both sides by -6"$

$(cancel-cancel6m)/(cancel-cancel6)=15/-6$

$color(red)(m=-15/6 or m=-2 3/6$

$-"Hope this helps! :)"$

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