Question

Find the error and explain what the correct step should be

Answer 1

m = 12, the error was that the student did not divide both sides by -. so they got the incorrect answer

Explanation:

okay, so you want to get m

because m is divided by 3, to counter it, you multiply both sides by three

-m/3 = -4

-m/3 times 3 =-4 times 3

because 1/3 times 3 =1, and -4 times 3 = -12, you get

-m = -12

then, divide both sides by - (because you want positive m)

and you get m = 12

the error was that the student did not divide by the negative, so in the end, their sign was wrong.