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8m - 3 > 4m + 5 In simplest form

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8m - 3 > 4m + 5 In simplest form

4m=-2

m=-2/4

m=-1/2
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Answer: m=2

Explanation:

8m-3=4m-5

We move all terms to the left:

8m-3-(4m-5)=0

We get rid of parentheses

8m-4m+5-3=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

4m+2=0

We move all terms containing m to the left, all other terms to the right

4m=-2

m=-2/4

m=-1/2

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