SOLUTION: if 10X198= (10xm)-(10x2), what is the value of m?

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Question 335469: if 10X198= (10xm)-(10x2), what is the value of m?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Don't use X for multiplication use "*", it gets confused with a variable x.
10%28198%29=10m-10%282%29
Divide both sides by 10.
198=m-2
highlight%28m=200%29