document.write( "Question 887127: Which of the following equations are equivalent to -2m - 5m - 8 = 3 + (-7) + m?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-15m = -4m\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-7m - 8 = m - 4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-3m - 8 = 4 - m\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m - 4 = -7m - 8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-8 - 7m = -4 + m\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-8 - 3m = 4 - m\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I don't understand how to get my chose's its many options i can pick but didn't know how to solve for them .
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Algebra.Com's Answer #536378 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Just simplify each equation and put into the same format. Comparison will then be easy to do.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your given equation to start is \"-2m+-+5m+-+8+=+3+%2B+%28-7%29+%2B+m\";
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-7m-8=-4%2Bm\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-7m-m-8=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8m-8=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8m=-4%2B8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8m=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Or even further,
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-1%2F2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your choices are equations using just m to power 1 and constants. Any which have solution of \"m=-1%2F2\" are equivalent to your given equation.
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