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document.write( ">>3m/4+m/2=-5 solve for m<<<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` `3m/4 + m/2 = -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` Multiply through by LCD = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` `4·3m/4 + 4·m/2 = 4·-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` Cancel the 4's in the first term, get 3m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` Divide the 4 by 2 in the 2nd term, get 2m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` Multiply the 4 by -5, get -20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` 3m + 2m = -20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` Combine 3m and 2m, get 5m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `5m = -20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` Divide both sides by 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` `5m/5 = -20/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` m = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin </SPAN>\n" );
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