Answer:
m=6
Step-by-step explanation:
1.) first we will need to use distributive property and eliminate the parentheses. so multiply 4 by everything inside the parentheses: 4m + 16 = 40.
2.) Next we will have to subtract 16 from both sides: 4m + 16 = 40
-16 -16
and then the 16 would be gone, so you're left with 40 - 16 which is equivalent to 24
3.) now our equation looks like 4m = 24, our final step is to get (m) alone, so using inverse operations. the inverse of multiplication is division so then you'd need to divide both sides by 4:
4m = 24
__ ___ 24 divided by 4 equals 6.
4 4 so m=6.
