Question 1155522

Please explain how to solve this problem, -0.5m - 0.75 = 2.15
I don’t understand what the constant is and why I have to move it to the right
<pre>- 0.5m - 0.75 = 2.15
We need the variable "m," on 1 side and the CONSTANT on the other, since the value of the variable, "m" is being sought.
To leave the variable on the left side, we NEED to get rid of the - 0.75, so we ADD .75 to BOTH sides so on the left side, - 0.75 will be zeroed out, as follows:
- 0.5m - 0.75 =  2.15
       + 0.75  + 0.75
- 0.5m        =  2.9
{{{highlight_green(matrix(1,5, m, "=", 2.9/(- 0.5), "=", - 5.8))}}}