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Solve for m. Express your answer as a interger or in simplest radical

-158=-8-5m

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation: -8 - - 158= 5

=>5m=150

=>m=30

User Clary
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Explanation:

1. Rearrange term

-158=-8-5m

-158=-5m -8

2. Add 8 to both sides of the equation

-158=-5m -8

-158+8=-5m -8=8

3. Simplify

-158+8=−5m−8+8

−150=−5m-8+8

−150=−5m−8+8

−150=−5m

4. Divide both sides of the equation by the same term

−150=−5m

−150=−5m

-5 -5

5. Simplify

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ANSWER

m=30

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