2/3m + 17 = 17
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You want to subtract 17 from both sides. You now have 2/3m = 0. If you did not get a 0 you would have multiplied by 3/2 after you have subtracted 17. So your answer is m = 0.
I have a feeling Andre did not type the question the way it appeared in the text.
It probably looked like this
2/(3m+17) = 17
cross-multiply
17(3m+17) = 2
51m + 289 = 2
m = -287/51
It probably looked like this
2/(3m+17) = 17
cross-multiply
17(3m+17) = 2
51m + 289 = 2
m = -287/51