SOLUTION: hello, can you help me solve this equation me and my friend both tried to solve it and both failed the question is -323/72=m-118 those are fractios but i dont know whether or not i

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Question 898016: hello, can you help me solve this equation me and my friend both tried to solve it and both failed the question is -323/72=m-118 those are fractios but i dont know whether or not if they are division problems or not my friend said they were just fractions but i think you have to divide them correct?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That only shows one fraction, the singular not plural; which is the left member of the equation.

The equation given, -323%2F72=m-118

ADD 118 to both sides: -323%2F72%2B118=m

Now just simplify.
m=118-323%2F72, combining Symmetric Property of Equality and Commutative Property of Addition in one step;
323=17*9 so no simplification for the fraction, but the right member may and should be operated.

118%2872%2F72%29-323%2F72

8496%2F72-323%2F72

%288496-323%29%2F72

highlight%28m=8173%2F72%29, no factors in common for reducing.

highlight%28m=113%2637%2F72%29