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M divided by 6 equals 21

M divided by 6 equals 21-example-1

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so the problem is m/6=21


to isolate m which is what we are trying to do, we have to multiply each side by 6

Why? beacuse you have to use the inverse operation to cancle out any numbers that is on the same side as m

So we get:

m/6*6=21*6

m= 126

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6x21=126 126/6=21

m= 126

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