Question

5m - 3 = 4(m+1) solve for m

Answer 1

Answer:

m = 7

Explanation:

To solve for m, we need to apply the distributive property on the right side of the equation as:

$\begin{gathered} 5m-3=4(m+1) \\ 5m-3=(4\cdot m)+(4\cdot1) \\ 5m-3=4m+4 \end{gathered}$

Then, subtract 4m from both sides of the equation:

$\begin{gathered} 5m-3-4m=4m+4-4m \\ m-3=4 \end{gathered}$

Finally, add 3 to both sides:

$\begin{gathered} m-3+3=4+3 \\ m=7 \end{gathered}$

So, the answer is m = 7