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15+6=33m-21-27m

combining like terms (show work)

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Answer:


m = \boxed 7

Combine like terms


21=33\cdot \mathrm{m}-21-27\cdot \mathrm{m}

Group like terms


21=\left(33\cdot \mathrm{m}-27\cdot \mathrm{m}\right)-21

Simplify the arithmetic


21=6\cdot \mathrm{m}-21

Swap sides


6\mathrm{m}-21=21

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