10=-5m-m-2
ten equals negative five times m minus m minus two
2006-10-16 14:47:09 · 12 answers · asked by ducky_lucky_123 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
10=-5m-m-2 would be solved easily
just simplify -5m and -m and that makes -6m
and add 2 to both sides which makes 12=-6m
divide each side by -6 and you get m=-2
however if you forgot to put parenthesis in the problem and it really looks like this:
10=-5m-(m-2)
then youd distribute the negative
10=-5m-m+2
add like terms
10=-6m+2
subtract 2 from both sides
8=-6m
divide by -6
m=8/-6
reduce
m= -4/3
2006-10-16 14:50:34 · answer #1 · answered by shark7777 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jason you might have got it wrong. in the first sentence you wrote 10=5m-m-2, it is actually NEGATIVE 5m. so yea -2 is the answer
2006-10-16 21:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by coolpowwow80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 = -5m-m-2
10 + 2 = -5m-m-2 + 2
12 = -5m-m
12=-6m
-2 = m
2006-10-16 21:53:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10=-5m-m-2
Combine like terms:
10=-6m-2
Add two:
12=-6m
Divide by -6:
m=-2
2006-10-16 21:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by Pascal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
10= -5m-m-2
Step 1: add 2 to both sides
12= -5m-m
Step 2: combine terms
12= -6m
Step 3:
divide both sides by -6 to get " m" value
m= -2
2006-10-16 21:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by icycrissy27blue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
10= -5m-m-2
12= -5m-m
12= -6m
-2= m
2006-10-16 21:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by idiotfoot11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
break it down:
10+2=(-5m-1m)
12=-6m
12/-6=m
-2=m
so the answer is -2.
2006-10-16 21:50:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
combine like terms
10= -6m-2
add two on both sides
12=-6m
divide by -6
-2=m
2006-10-16 21:49:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
10+2=-6m
12=-6m
12/-6=m
-2=m
2006-10-16 21:52:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10=-6m-2
12=-6m
m=-2
2006-10-16 21:56:02 · answer #10 · answered by Be my fan Please! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋