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Gabriel wants to solve the equation 5/8 m=25. What step should he do to get m by itself on one side of the equation?
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Gabriel wants to solve the equation 5/8 m=25. What step should he do to get m by itself on one side of the equation?

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He should first multiply both sides by 8, to get rid of the denominator.

5/8 m = 25
8(5/8 m) = 8(25)
5m = 200

He should then divide both sides by 5, to get rid of the coefficient

5m/5 = 200/5
m = 40

So m = 40 by these steps
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