SOLUTION: What is the answer and please show wrk m+3=-m-1

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Question 677339: What is the answer and please show wrk m+3=-m-1
Answer by aaronwiz(69) About Me  (Show Source):
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the object is to isolate the variable.
Start by subtracting m from both sides.
3=-m-1-m
simplify
3=-2m-1
add one to both sides.
4=-2m
divide both sides by -2 to get m by its self
m=-2