SOLUTION: Given: -1/2m=9 Prove: m=-18

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Question 842951: Given: -1/2m=9 Prove: m=-18
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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-%281%2F2%29m=9
Multiply both sides by -2.
-2%28-%281%2F2%29%29m=-2%289%29
%282%2F2%29m=-18
%281%29m=-18
m=-18