SOLUTION: The following equation contains parentheses. Apply the distributive property to remove the parentheses, then simplify each side before using the addition property of equality.

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Question 461123: The following equation contains parentheses. Apply the distributive property to remove the parentheses, then simplify each side before using the addition property of equality.
-4(3 m- 10) + 13(m - 3) = 14 - 10
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(-12m + 40) + (13m - 39) = 4

m + 1 = 4

m = 3