SOLUTION: what is the solution to this -2m = 16 - m

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Question 544376: what is the solution to this -2m = 16 - m
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-2m=16-m Start with the given equation.


-2m%2Bm=16 Add m to both sides.


-m=16 Combine like terms on the left side.


m=%2816%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate m.


m=-16 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is m=-16


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