How do you solve #4m-3=2#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-28T23:21:32

#color(red)"m = 1.25"#

#color(brown)("Add 3 to both sides:")#

#4m-cancel3= 2#
#color(white)(aaa)+cancel3# #color(white)(a) +3#

3 cancels out on the left side, and when you add 3 to 2 on the right you get 5:

#4m = 5#

#color(blue)("Divide both sides by 4 to get m by itself.")#

#(cancel"4"m)/cancel"4"=(5)/4#

Now you are just left with #m# on the left side and 1.25 on the right side.

Thus,
#color(purple)"m = 1.25"#