How do you solve $\frac { m } { 4} - 5= \frac { 2m } { 4} - 10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-29T05:16:35

$m=20$

$\frac{m}{4}-5=\frac{2m}{4}-10$

Eliminate the fractions by multiplying both sides by $4$ :

$4(\frac{m}{cancel(4)}-5)=4(\frac{2m}{cancel(4)}-10)$

$\rightarrow m-20=2m-40$

Subtract $m$ from both sides:

$-20=m-40$

Add $40$ to both sides:

$m=20$

How do you solve \frac { m } { 4} - 5= \frac { 2m } { 4} - 10\frac { m } { 4} - 5= \frac { 2m } { 4} - 10?