How do you solve $m - 30 = 6 - 2 m$ $m-30=6-2m$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-27T05:45:51

$m = 12$ $m=12$

The key to this problem is to get like terms together or all the m's to one side.

Step 1
add $2 m$ $2m$ to the other side
now we have $2 m + m - 30 = 6$ $2m+m-30=6$

step 2
add 30 to the other side
now we have $2 m + m = 6 + 30$ $2m+m=6+30$

step 3
we combine like terms
now we have $3 m = 36$ $3m=36$

step 4
divide 3
now we have $m = \frac{36}{3}$ $m=36/3$

final step
simplify $m = 12$ $m=12$

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