How do you solve $13+m/4=6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-20T15:01:40

See the entire solution process below:

Step 1) Subtract $color(red)(13)$ from each side of the equation to isolate the $m$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$13 + m/4 - color(red)(13) = 6 - color(red)(13)$

$13 - color(red)(13) + m/4 = -7$

$0 + m/4 = -7$

$m/4 = -7$

Step 2) Multiply each side of the equation by $color(red)(4)$ to solve for $m$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$color(red)(4) xx m/4 = color(red)(4) xx -7$

$cancel(color(red)(4)) xx m/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(4))) = -28$

$m = -28$

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