SOLUTION: -2m-2/3 + 2m-3/6=m/8

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Question 1051529: -2m-2/3 + 2m-3/6=m/8
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-2m-2)/3 + (2m-3)/6 = m/8
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Multiply thru by 24 to get:
8(-2)(m+1) + 4(2m-3) = 3m
-16m-16 + 8m-12 = 3m
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-8m - 28 = 3m
11m = -28
m = -2 6/11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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