What number should both sides of the equation -8m = 16 be divided by to solve?

Answer 1

To solve the equation \(-8m = 16\), you should divide both sides of the equation by \(-8\). This will isolate the variable \(m\).

So, dividing both sides by \(-8\):

\[ \frac{-8m}{-8} = \frac{16}{-8} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ m = -2 \]

Therefore, you should divide both sides by \(-8\) to solve for \(m\).