SOLUTION: What is a solution to this problem please help -2m=16m-9

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Question 1098103: What is a solution to this problem please help
-2m=16m-9

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Theo:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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-2m=16m-9
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Add 2m
Add 9

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
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start with -2m = 16m - 9

subtract 16m from both sides of the equation to get:

-2m - 16m = 16m - 9 - 16m

combine like terms to getr -18m = -9

divide both sides by -18 to get m = -9 / -18 = 1/2

when m = 1/2, your original equation becomes -2 * 1/2 = 16 * 1/2 - 9.

simplify this to get -1 = 8 - 9 which results in -1 = -1, which is true.

this confirms the solution is correct.

the solution is that m = 1/2.