Question

(5-3m)-3=-30 how do I work this out?

Answer 1

distribute -3 to 5 and -3m to get

15 + 9m = -30

you do inverse operations to the other side so you would do

15 + 9m = -30
-15. -15

and then you would get

9m= -30

divide by 9 on each side

9m = -30
——. ——
9 9

m= -3.3 (repeated decimal)

Answer 2

Answer:
`m=32/3`

Explanation:

1) Simplify both sides of the equation:
`5+-3m+-3=-30`

`(-3m)+(5+-3)=-30` (Combine Like Terms)

`-3m+2=-30`

2) Subtract 2 from both sides:
`-3m+2-2=-30-2`

`-3m=-32`

3) Divide both sides by 3:
`-3m/-3 = -32/-3`

Get your answer:
`m=32/3`