document.write( "Question 75625: how do we solve this?
\n" ); document.write( "12m - 25 = 4m + 7
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Algebra.Com's Answer #54293 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"12m+-+25+=+4m+%2B+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12m+-+25-4m+=+cross%284m+-4m%29+%2B+7\" Subtract 4m from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"12m+%2B+cross%28-+25+%2B+25%29+-+4m+=7%2B25\" Add 25 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"12m-4m=7%2B25\" Now add like terms
\n" ); document.write( "\"8m=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%288%2F8%29m=32%2F8\" Divide both sides by 8
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Basically what I just did was isolate m so I can see that it is equal to some number
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\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"12m+-+25+=+4m+%2B+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12%284%29+-+25+=+4%284%29+%2B+7\" Plug in m=4
\n" ); document.write( "\"48+-+25+=+16+%2B+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"23+=+23\" works
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