document.write( "Question 60719: how do you solve a problem like this: 3m=(-84) \n" ); document.write( "

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how do you solve a problem like this: 3m=(-84)
\n" ); document.write( "Notice that this means 3 times a number = -84.
\n" ); document.write( "To isolate the m we need to do the opposite of 3 times on both sides of the equation. We divide both sides of the equation byt 3.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3m%2F3=-84%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1m=-28\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28m=-28%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Sanity Check, do both sides of the = sign equal when m=-28?
\n" ); document.write( "3(-28)=-84
\n" ); document.write( "-84=-84 We're right.
\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! \n" ); document.write( "

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