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Question 817753: Could someone explain to me how to solve:

I get to:
Then:
And:
Expand:
Rearrange:
Now I either made a serious mistake somewhere or maybe I just don't know what to do next.
Equation should have 2 answers
Thank you
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Question 818107: 3m+28+8m=-7-22m+4

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Question 818439: A guide dog training center took half of the puppies at the dog pound. Steve took half of the remaining. Tanya took the 5 that were left. How many puppies were there to begin with?

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Question 819451: Please help me solve this equation: x^2-8m-12
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Question 819450: What is the solution for x^2-8m-12
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Question 819627: What is the step by step to answer 3 1/8 - 1 5/8?
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Question 819634: 9 4/12 - 4 8/12=
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Question 819636: 9 4/12 - 4 8/12=
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Question 819636: 9 4/12 - 4 8/12=
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Question 820026: if each guest at a party eats 2/3 of a small pizza, how many guests would finish 12 small pizzas.
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Question 820232: 15 14 5 20 23 15 19 9 24 20 ?? ??
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Question 820254: A certain recipe asks for 3/5 cup of granola how much is needed to make 4/5 of the recipe
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Question 820405: what is (8/17)/(3/5)
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Question 820819: what is 7 2/5 divide by 2 7/9?
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Question 821010: What is 12/15 simplified
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Question 820922: so my friends and I are trying to figure this problem out 4[(2 (4)]=12 is that true?
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Question 821244: How do you graph fractions on a number line? 4/8, 3/6, 2/9, 1/4, an 5/6?
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Question 821808: 6/7 �8/21 perform the indicated operation

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Question 821016: How do I simplify (8m-7)-1/2(11-6m)+7/2
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Question 822351: what is 14 and 3/4 + 6 and 1/2

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Question 822343: 2 over x = 7 over 8. What is x?
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Question 822376: How do I solve 4 1/8 + 7 1/2 + 6 3/8
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Question 822397: What simplest form for 1/6 + 1/2
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Question 822397: What simplest form for 1/6 + 1/2
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Question 822404: What is the answer for 5 - 3 1/5
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Question 822897: I need 4 1/3 cups of flour but I only have 2/3 cups of flour how much do I need

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Question 823059: Four metal rods of lengths 78cm, 104cm, 117cm and 169cm are to be cut into parts of equal length. Each part must be as long as possible. What is the maximum number of pieces that can be cut?
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Question 823359: I have 9 pages in a chapter. I read 3pages. How much of the chapter has been read?
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Question 823578: a certain recipe asks for 3/5 cup of granola. how much is needed to make 3/4 of a recipe?

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Question 823598: ruwanda walked 3/10 of amile to juans dormitory. then 3/5 mile to class. how far did ruwanda walk?
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Question 823723: show me how to get the answer for 1/5 +1/8 +1/10 =
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Question 823723: show me how to get the answer for 1/5 +1/8 +1/10 =
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Question 823840: The question is
6-4 1/5 they got 6=5 5/5
4 1/5 they got answer 1 4/5
My question is how did they get 6 to equal 5 5/5? The other one is 3-2 1/3 how do you turn 3 into a fraction?
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Question 824040: If 5x - 17 = -x + 7, then x =4
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Question 824037: If 2(x -1) = 14, then x =
what is the answer

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Question 824201: when n is divided by 5 the remainder is 2 what is the remainder when square of n is divided by 5?
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Question 824412: the answer of this math full explain
5+18/3+2*3=
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Question 824592: 2 2/3 + 8 1/6 - 3 7/8 x 2

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Question 823589: solve for P 3/7 times P = 48
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Question 825320: 10 1/3- 9 2/9 + 5 2/3
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Question 825761: What is the numeric answer of (1 take 4 plus 7)?:
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Question 821920: 16b-9+5b
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Question 826043: 2/3 + 3/4=
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