-5m-5(3m-4)=40

Simple and best practice solution for -5m-5(3m-4)=40 equation. Check how easy it is, and learn it for the future. Our solution is simple, and easy to understand, so don`t hesitate to use it as a solution of your homework.

If it's not what You are looking for type in the equation solver your own equation and let us solve it.

Solution for -5m-5(3m-4)=40 equation:


Simplifying
-5m + -5(3m + -4) = 40

Reorder the terms:
-5m + -5(-4 + 3m) = 40
-5m + (-4 * -5 + 3m * -5) = 40
-5m + (20 + -15m) = 40

Reorder the terms:
20 + -5m + -15m = 40

Combine like terms: -5m + -15m = -20m
20 + -20m = 40

Solving
20 + -20m = 40

Solving for variable 'm'.

Move all terms containing m to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-20' to each side of the equation.
20 + -20 + -20m = 40 + -20

Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0
0 + -20m = 40 + -20
-20m = 40 + -20

Combine like terms: 40 + -20 = 20
-20m = 20

Divide each side by '-20'.
m = -1

Simplifying
m = -1

See similar equations:

| -2(4x-3x)+7=6(x+1) | | 3x+4=4x-10 | | -6(x+8)-6x=-144 | | x+(2x+.16)+(x+.06)=1.4 | | 2(n+5)=-23 | | 8(v+2)=2v+28 | | 6-7(4+3x)=-1 | | (4x+16)=6x | | 11x^2-26=0 | | 3(-6x-9)=183+3x | | 7(n-1)=2(3+n) | | 100=2(6n+2) | | 66x=57 | | 42-14a=-15a+6 | | -6.8k+4.6k=16.06 | | -4n+8n=-11-7n | | 2x^3+x^2+6x+3=0 | | 12x^2=25 | | x+2=39 | | -(5a+6)=2(3q+8) | | -7(2p+8)=42 | | 57x=66 | | m+8=6m-7 | | 6(1-2x)+2(x+5)=-24 | | -3(j+3)+9j=-15 | | 1+2k-2=k-6 | | 2x+15=27-15 | | x=14y-21 | | 7(1-2n)=-7n-14 | | 3t^2-12t+9=0 | | 11x=10x-21 | | 8n^2+13n=0 |

Equations solver categories