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The answer is: 4
Why?
The smallest whole number we can use to multiply each term in order to eliminate the fractions is 4:
Multiplying each side of the equation by 4, we have:
Multiplying each side of the equation by 4, we have:
![((-3m)/(4)-(1)/(2))*4=(2+(1)/(4))*4\\\\(-12m)/(4) - (4)/(2) = 8+(4m)/(4)\\-3m-2=8+m\\-8-2=m+3m\\4m=-10\\m=(-10)/(4)=(-5)/(2)\\\\m=(-5)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/6bn48z9mwp51cobalkhy8g3zur4lp3hxm6.png)
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