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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Gedeon · Answer 1 · 2019-05-06T01:10:29+0000

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

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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