document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1094291>Question 1094291</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do we solve this equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/3=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3 (doing the same operation to both sides retains the equality):<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify (notice that the left side becomes \"one m\"):<BR>\n" );
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