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What is the value of m in the equation 1/2m-3/4m=16, when n = 8

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I assume that one of the two "m"s in the given is actually an n, to which I can substitute n = 8.

If this is (1/2)m -(3/4)n = 16:
Then (1/2)m - (3/4)(8) = 16
(1/2)m = 22
m = 44

But if this is (1/2)n -(3/4)m = 16:
Then (1/2)(8) - (3/4)m = 16
4 - (3/4)m = 16
(3/4)m = -12
m = -16

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