How do you solve $m+1.52=36.61$ ?

Question

1417 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License

Answer 1 · 2015-11-25T04:07:51

Use the balance method. This means adding and subtracting equally on both sides, as if you were using a weighing balance.

Subtract $1.52$ from both sides:

$m+cancel1.52-cancel1.52=36.61-1.52->m=35.09$

How do you solve m+1.52=36.61m+1.52=36.61?