SOLUTION: {{{2(1.5m+3)=3.5m-1}}} please help me with this problem

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Question 564216: 2%281.5m%2B3%29=3.5m-1 please help me with this problem
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%281.5m%2B3%29=3.5m-1
distribute the 2 to terms inside parenthesis:
3m%2B6=3.5m-1
subtract 3m from both sides:
6=.5m-1
add 1 to both sides:
7=.5m
divide both sides by .5:
14=m