SOLUTION: i need help with this problem please :) m-8-2=1/2(m-2)

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Question 519013: i need help with this problem please :)
m-8-2=1/2(m-2)
Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
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m-8-2=1/2(m-2)
m-10=1/2(m-2)
Multiply by 2 both sides of the equation
2*(m-10)=2*(1/2(m-2))
2m-20=m-2
2m-m=-2+20
m=18