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10m+8=7m+17show step by step solving

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hello

the question given is an equation and we need to solve for m. let's do this in a step-wise manner


10m+8=7m+17

step 1

collect like terms

to do this, we keep coefficient of m in one side and numbers in another side of the equation


\begin{gathered} 10m+8=7m+17 \\ 10m-7m=17-8 \\ 3m=9 \end{gathered}

step 2

divide both sides by 3 to solve for m


\begin{gathered} 3m=9 \\ (3m)/(3)=(9)/(3) \\ m=3 \end{gathered}

from the calculations above, the value of m = 3

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