Question

How do you solve `-177= - 3m - 6( 4m + 7)`?

Answer 1

`m=5`

Explanation:

`-3m-6(4m+7)=-177`
`-3m-24m-42=-177`
Multiply all by -1
`3m+24m+42=177`
`27m=135`
`m=5`