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5-8m=m-5-85−8m=m−5−8
Step 1
Subtract 88 from -5−5.
5-8m=m-135−8m=m−13
Step 2
Step 2.1
Subtract mm from both sides of the equation.
5-8m-m=-135−8m−m=−13
Step 2.2
Subtract mm from -8m−8m.
5-9m=-135−9m=−13
5-9m=-135−9m=−13
Step 3
Step 3.1
Subtract 55 from both sides of the equation.
-9m=-13-5−9m=−13−5
Step 3.2
Subtract 55 from -13−13.
-9m=-18−9m=−18
-9m=-18−9m=−18
Step 4
Step 4.1
Divide each term in -9m=-18−9m=−18 by -9−9.
-9m-9=-18-9−9m−9=−18−9
Step 4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of -9−9.
Step 4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
-9m-9=-18-9
Step 4.2.1.2
Divide m by 1.
m=-18-9
m=-18-9
m=-18-9
Step 4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.1
Divide -18 by -9.
m=2
m=2
m=2