Answer: m=−3
Step-by-step explanation: −40−2(3m+1/2)=7m−2
−40+(−2)(3m)+(−2)(1/2)=7m+−2
−40+−6m+−1=7m+−2
(−6m)+(−40+−1)=7m−2
−6m+−41=7m−2
−6m−41−7m=7m−2−7m
−13m−41+41=−2+41
−13m/−13=39/−13
m=−3
What mistake I guess Keith did make is he subtracted 2 from -39 which equaled to -37 which caused him divide -37 by 13 when it should have been 39 divided by 13 because he should have left 39 alone and not have subtracted 2 from it also it should not have been negative basically what I'm trying to say is that he did his division and subtraction wrong.
66+52+x=180
118+x=180
x=180-118
x=62
Hope this helps :)
