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What is the first step to solve m- n = 5 for m?yes

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We have the equation m-n=5.

It has 2 unknowns (m and n).

We have to solve it for m:

The first step (and only step in this case) is add n in both sides of the equation:


\begin{gathered} m-n=5 \\ m-n+n=5+n \\ m=5+n \end{gathered}

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