Question

-2/3m = -12 please explain how to solve.

Answer 1

Answer:

$m=18$ or $m=\frac{1}{18}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is ambiguous because you cannot tell if the equation is:

$-\frac{2}{3}m=-12$

or

$-\frac{2}{3m} =-12$

If it is the former, $m=18$. Multiply each side by 3/2 to isolate m.

If it is the latter, $m=\frac{1}{18}$. Isolate m by multiplying each side by 3m, divide by -12, and then divide by 3 to isolate m.

Answer 2

Answer:

m = 18

Step-by-step explanation:

-2/3m = -12

multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

-2/3m(3) = -12(3)

simplify:

-2m = -36

divide both sides by -2:

-2m/-2 = -36/-2

simplify:

m = 18