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8-3m=26

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User Lcharbon
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Hey!

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Steps to Solve:

8 + (-3m) = 26

~Subtract 8 to both sides

8 + (-3m) - 8 = 26 - 8

~Simplify

-3m = 18

~Divide -3 to both sides

-3m/-3 = 18/-3

~Simplify


\large\boxed{m~=~-6}

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Hope This Helped! Good Luck!

User Daniel Perez
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8 - 3m = 26

First subtract 8 from both sides:

-3m = 18

Now divide both sides by -3:

m = 18 / -3

m = -6

User Ishan Madhusanka
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