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[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 11-11-15] [Hit: ]
!! and lease show your work step by step, or explain my mistake to me, dont just give me the right answer.Thanks in advance!......
- { - |-3| (-2 -m) - 4} =-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}
heres how I did it:
- { -3(-2 -m) - 4} =-2{6m+2m^2}
- {6m+3m- 4}= -2{6m+2m^2}
-6m-3m+4 = -12m - 4m^2
-9m+4 = -12m - 4m^2
3m+4= - 4m^2
but then I cant do any more! Im supposed to reduce it until I know what M is. Did I do a step wrong? Please help!!! and lease show your work step by step, or explain my mistake to me, don't just give me the right answer.
Thanks in advance!!!
could you please show each step?

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- { - |-3| (-2 -m) - 4} =-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}
- { - 3 (-2 -m) - 4} =-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}
may be the problem: (-3 -m)-2m} are you sure this is multiplication? if there is no sing of multiplication then is not.
also -3(-2 -m): (-3)*(-2) = 6 NOT 6m

this how I will do it

- { - 3 (-2 -m) - 4} =-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}

- { 6 + 3m - 4} =-2{ -3 -m -2m}


- { 2 + 3m } =-2{ -3 -3m}

-2 - 3m = 6 + 6m

-2 - 6 = 6m + 3m

-8 = 9m

-8/9 = m

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- { - |-3| (-2 -m) - 4} =-2{ (-3 -m)-2m} // if m=(-8/9) then .6=.6 or ORIGINAL equation keyword original
- { - |3| (-2 -m) - 4} =-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}
- { - 3 (-2 -m) - 4} =-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}
3(-2-m)+4=-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}
-6-3m+4=-2{ (-3 -m)-2m}
-3m-2=-2(-3 -m)+4m
-3m-2=6+2m+4m
-2-6=2m+4m+3m //equation has now changed, both sides still equal
-8=9m //equation changed again
-8/9=m //equation equals m

(x-m)-2m = x-m-2m
and
(x-m)(-2m) = -2xm-2m^2

if your notation is right then -8/9 is your answer, but you might want to double check for yourself.

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-{-|-3|(-2-m)-4}= -2{(-3-m)-2m}
simplify
-{-3(-2-m)-4}= -2{(-3-m)-2m}
use distribution to multiply out the -3
-{6+3m-4}= -2{-3-3m}
distribute the negative
-6-3m+4= 6+6m
-3m-2=6+6m
get the 'm' by itself
-2=6+9m
-8=9m
-8/9=m

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In the third line, check your answer!
When you distributed the -3, you accidentally added an m.

It should be:
-(6+3m-4)
From there, it will change from -9m+4 to -3m-2.
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