Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Algebra 1, 2015
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1. Solving Equations
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Exercise 13 Page 9

Isolate m using inverse operations.

m = -12

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

4 - m/2 = 10
4 - m/2 - 4 = 10 - 4
-m/2 = 6
-m/2 * 2 = 6 * 2
- m= 6 * 2
- m = 12
- m * (-1) = 12 * (-1)
m = -12