Question

-4m-6+2m=2m

Answer 1

it's always fun when something cancels out

Answer 2

What part of this is giving you trouble? Combine like terms and simplify.

Answer 3

When you combine the terms its zero

Answer 4

you cannot combine 6m and 6

Answer 5

Well...the entire equation is not 0.

Answer 6

if tha's what you're thinking

Answer 7

-4m+2m+2m is zero

Answer 8

no...

Answer 9

it should be -4m + 2m - 2m

Answer 10

How?

Answer 11

Let's start from the beginning. You have:
-4m-6+2m=2m

Subtract +2m from both sides. That leaves you with what?

Answer 12

-6m-6+2m?

Answer 13

If you subtract 2m from both sides, you're left with:\[-4m-6=0\]Now what should you do next?

Answer 14

(BTW: Your last answer is equivalent to what I just posted so you're doing ok so far)

Answer 15

Add six?

Answer 16

Yes, add 6 to both sides. That will leave you with:\[-4m=6\]

Answer 17

What's next?

Answer 18

Divide by 6?

Answer 19

Not really. The goal is find out what m is. So you want to isolate m to one side of the equation. You would do that by dividing both sides by -4.

Answer 20

So it would be m= 6/4 right?

Answer 21

Very close...but you forgot the negative sign. It would be \[m=\frac{6}{-4}=-\frac{6}{4}\]

Answer 22

Okay thank you so much!

Answer 23

No problem...don't forget to reduce it to \[-\frac{3}{2}\]