5(2m+3)-(1-2m)=2[3(3+2m)-(3-m)]

Does this have a solution? I can only get so far...
Thanks

User Icon for drwls drwls answered
15 years ago

How far did you get?

Start with
10m +15 -1 +2m = 2[9 + 6m -3 +m]
12m +14 = 2[7m +6] = 14m +12

Yes, it has a solution.
Finish the job.

User Icon for JC JC answered
15 years ago

Thanks

User Icon for drwls drwls answered
15 years ago

Did you get m=1?

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To solve this equation, let's simplify the expression step by step.

First, let's distribute the terms on both sides of the equation:

5(2m+3) - (1-2m) = 2[3(3+2m) - (3-m)]

Simplifying each side:

10m + 15 - 1 + 2m = 6(3 + 2m) - 2(3 - m)

Combining like terms:

12m + 14 = 18 + 12m - 6 + 2m

Now, let's simplify further by combining like terms on both sides:

12m + 14 = 12m + 12m + 18 - 6 + 2m

12m + 14 = 24m + 12

Next, let's isolate the variable by moving the constant terms to one side and the variable terms to the other side:

12m - 24m = 12 - 14

-12m = -2

Finally, divide both sides of the equation by -12 to solve for m:

m = -2 / -12
m = 1/6

Therefore, the solution to the equation is m = 1/6.

To solve the equation, I simplified each side separately by distributing, combining like terms, and isolating the variable on one side of the equation.