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5/7m- 1/7=9/14 Can someone please tell me what "m" is?

User JuanDM
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Answer:

m =
(11)/(10)

Explanation:

First you need to add
(1)/(7) to both sides to get m by itself.
(1)/(7) =
(2)/(14) (feel free to ask if you don't understand why this is the case).
(2)/(14) + (9)/(14) = (11)/(14)

So then you get
(5)/(7) m = (11)/(14). Divide both sides by
(5)/(7) = (10)/(14). Remember: To divide fractions, you multiply the first number by the reciprocal of the second number.
(11)/(14) ÷
(10)/(14) = (11)/(14) ×
(14)/(10). The two 14s cancel out, and you are left with
(11)/(10), or
1(1)/(10).

I hope this helps!

User Domonic
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Answer(s):


m=1.1, m=11/10,m=1(1)/(10)

Explanation:

Start with:


(5)/(7) m-(1)/(7) =(9)/(14)

Let's add
(1)/(7) to both sides of the equation.


(5)/(7) m=(9)/(14)+(1)/(7)

Add
(9)/(14)+(1)/(7) by multiplying
(1)/(7) by
(2)/(2) to get a common denominator.


(9)/(14)+(2)/(14)

Add:


(11)/(14)

Now back to our main equation:


(5)/(7)m=(11)/(14)

Let's rewrite to make finding the cross product easier.


m ×
(5)/(7) =(11)/(14)

Find the cross product:


m ×
70=77

Rewrite.


70m=77

Divide by the coefficient of
m, which is
70.


m=1.1

User Snookian
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