How do you solve -6+ \frac { m } { 7} = - 4?

1 Answer
Nov 21, 2016

m=14

Explanation:

equation
-6+m/7=-4

calculation
add 6 to both sides \rArr\cancel(-6)\cancel(\color(red)(+6))+m/7=-4\color(red)(+6)
multiply both sides by 7 \rArr\cancel(\color(olive)(7))\timesm/\cancel(7)=2\times(\color(olive)(7))
simplify multiplication \rArrm=14

checking
plug in \color(indianred)(m=14)
-6+\color(indianreD)(14)/7\stackrel{?}{=}-4
-6+2\stackrel{?}{=}-4
-4=-4
correct!