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Rearrange the equation so m is the independent variable. 7m+2=7n−5

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Slope-Intercept Form

Slope-intercept form is a way of writing equations that looks like this:


y=mx+b

Usually, we use slope-intercept form for linear equations, where y is the dependent variable and x is the independent variable.

m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept, but this is irrelevant for this question.

Solving the Question


7m+2=7n-5

Because we need to make m the independent variable, we must isolate n on one side of the equation.


7m+2+5=7n\\7m+7=7n\\m+1=n\\n=m+1

Answer


n=m+1

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