0.5(m + 4) = 3(m – 1)

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2

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Answer 1

To solve for m, we can start by distributing 0.5 to both terms within the parentheses on the left side of the equation:

0.5m + 2 = 3m - 3

Next, we can combine like terms by subtracting 0.5m from both sides of the equation:

2 = 2.5m - 3

Then, we can add 3 to both sides of the equation:

5 = 2.5m

Finally, we can divide both sides of the equation by 2.5 to solve for m:

m = 5/2.5

m = 2

Therefore, the solution to the equation is m = 2. So the correct answer is 2.