How do you solve $15=2m+3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-01T02:27:48

$m = 6$

Step 1: Subtract 3 from each side of the equation to keep it balanced:

$15 - 3 = 2m + 3 - 3$

$12 = 2m$

Step 2: Divide each side of the equation by 2 to solve for $m$ :

$12/2 = (2m) / 2$

$6 = m$

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