SOLUTION: 4m/0.8=-7 need help 4 homework plz katie

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Question 673496: 4m/0.8=-7
need help 4 homework plz
katie

Found 2 solutions by ReadingBoosters, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply both sides by .8

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4m = -5.6
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Divide both sides by 4

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Alternatively,
in on step

Multiply both sides by

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m =
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply both sides by 0.8 to get

4m/0.8=-7

4m = -7*0.8

4m = -5.6

Then divide both sides by 4 to completely isolate m

4m = -5.6

m = -5.6/4

m = -1.4


So the solution is m = -1.4

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