SOLUTION: -7+9m=m-15, then teh value of me is

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Question 793472: -7+9m=m-15, then teh value of me is
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-7%2B9m=m-15 Start with the given equation.


9m=m-15%2B7 Add 7 to both sides.


9m-m=-15%2B7 Subtract m from both sides.


8m=-15%2B7 Combine like terms on the left side.


8m=-8 Combine like terms on the right side.


m=%28-8%29%2F%288%29 Divide both sides by 8 to isolate m.


m=-1 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is m=-1