Question

(5-3m)-3=-30 how do I work this out?

Answer 1

Answer: $m=32/3$

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Simplify both sides of the equation: $5+-3m+-3=-30$

$(-3m)+(5+-3)=-30$ (Combine Like Terms)

$-3m+2=-30$

2) Subtract 2 from both sides: $-3m+2-2=-30-2$

$-3m=-32$

3) Divide both sides by 3: $-3m/-3 = -32/-3$

Get your answer: $m=32/3$

Answer 2

Distribute -3 to 5 and -3m to get

15 + 9m = -30

you do inverse operations to the other side so you would do

15 + 9m = -30
-15. -15

and then you would get

9m= -30

divide by 9 on each side

9m = -30
——. ——
9 9

m= -3.3 (repeated decimal)