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Is 7m+6=9m-2 the same solution as 3m=36-6m

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6=2m-2= 8=2m = 4=m. 9m=36. m=. Yes, it is the same solution. 
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7m+6=9m-2
+2
7m+8=9m
-7m
8=2m
divided by 2
m=4

3m=36-6m
+6m
9m=36
divided by 9
m=4

28+6=36-2
34=34
12=36-24
12=12

The actual answers for the problems are different, but if you're solving for m, they both equal 4.
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