4m+5-5=3m-5/2-5 subtract 5 from both sides 4m=3m-5/2-5 (2)4m=2(3m-5/2-5) get rid of the fraction 8m=2•3m-5/2-10 cancel out the denominator 8m=3m-5-10 combine like terms 8m=3m-15 8m-3m=3m-3m-15 subtract 3m from both sides 5m=-15 5m/5=-15/5 divide 5 from both sides and get your answer m=-3
