SOLUTION: hello, This is the problem, 9-2m/7=19 I minused 9 from both sides and got -2m/7=10 I am trying to isolate m so I did the inverse of 2m/7 and got m-10 when I tried to check the a

Question 202758: hello,
This is the problem, 9-2m/7=19
I minused 9 from both sides and got -2m/7=10 I am trying to isolate m so I did the inverse of 2m/7 and got m-10
when I tried to check the answer I did not got the same number. Where did I go wrong?
Thank you for your assistance.
Kathy
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve for m:
Subtract 9 from both sides. You were ok on this step!
Now multiply both sides by 7.
Simplify.
Finally, divide both sides by -2.

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