We have m terms on both sides of the equation, and we want to get the m terms on one side. We can subtract

3
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m on the left side of the equation so that there are no m terms on the left. Then we need to subtract
3
2

m from the right to keep the equation balanced. Go for it.
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m + 5
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m + 15

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m

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Let's start with the given equation:

\[ \frac{3}{2}m + 5 = m + 15 \]

To eliminate the \( m \) terms on the left side, we subtract \( \frac{3}{2}m \) from both sides:

\[ \frac{3}{2}m + 5 - \frac{3}{2}m = m + 15 - \frac{3}{2}m \]

Simplifying the left side:

\[ 5 = m + 15 - \frac{3}{2}m \]

Now, let's combine the \( m \) terms on the right side. We rewrite \( m \) as \( \frac{2}{2}m \):

\[ 5 = \frac{2}{2}m + 15 - \frac{3}{2}m \]

Combine the \( m \) terms:

\[ 5 = \left(\frac{2}{2}m - \frac{3}{2}m\right) + 15 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 5 = -\frac{1}{2}m + 15 \]

Now, we can isolate \( -\frac{1}{2}m \) by subtracting 15 from both sides:

\[ 5 - 15 = -\frac{1}{2}m \]

That gives us:

\[ -10 = -\frac{1}{2}m \]

Multiplying both sides by -2 to solve for \( m \):

\[ 20 = m \]

So the final value of \( m \) is:

\[ m = 20 \]