Answer
m=12
Work Step by Step
Reorder the terms:
29 = 4 + (1 + 2m)
Remove parenthesis around (1 + 2m)
29 = 4 + 1 + 2m
Combine like terms: 4 + 1 = 5
29 = 5 + 2m
Solving
29 = 5 + 2m
Solving for variable 'm'.
Move all terms containing m to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-2m' to each side of the equation.
29 + -2m = 5 + 2m + -2m
Combine like terms: 2m + -2m = 0
29 + -2m = 5 + 0
29 + -2m = 5
Add '-29' to each side of the equation.
29 + -29 + -2m = 5 + -29
Combine like terms: 29 + -29 = 0
0 + -2m = 5 + -29
-2m = 5 + -29
Combine like terms: 5 + -29 = -24
-2m = -24
Divide each side by '-2'.
m = 12
Simplifying
m = 12
