Question

-2/3m = -12 please explain how to solve.

Answer 1

`m=18` or
`m=(1)/(18)`

Explanation:

The question is ambiguous because you cannot tell if the equation is:

`-(2)/(3)m=-12`

or

`-(2)/(3m) =-12`

If it is the former,
`m=18`. Multiply each side by 3/2 to isolate m.

If it is the latter,
`m=(1)/(18)`. Isolate m by multiplying each side by 3m, divide by -12, and then divide by 3 to isolate m.

Answer 2

m = 18

Explanation:

-2/3m = -12

multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

-2/3m(3) = -12(3)

simplify:

-2m = -36

divide both sides by -2:

-2m/-2 = -36/-2

simplify:

m = 18