Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Algebra 1, 2015
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1. Solving Equations
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Exercise 11 Page 9

Isolate m using inverse operations.

m = 5/4

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To solve the equation, we need to isolate m using inverse operations and the Properties of the Equality.

2/7m - 1/7 = 3/14
2/7m * 14 - 1/7 * 14 = 3/14 * 14
2 * 14/7m - 1 * 14/7 = 3 * 14/14
28/7m - 14/7 = 42/14
4m - 2 = 3
4m - 2 + 2 = 3 + 2
4m = 5
4m/4 = 5/4
m = 5/4