2/3m + 17 = 17
You want to subtract 17 from both sides. You now have 2/3m = 0. If you did not get a 0 you would have multiplied by 3/2 after you have subtracted 17. So your answer is m = 0.
I have a feeling Andre did not type the question the way it appeared in the text.
It probably looked like this
2/(3m+17) = 17
cross-multiply
17(3m+17) = 2
51m + 289 = 2
m = -287/51
To solve the equation 2/3m + 17 = 17, you need to isolate the variable m. Here's how you can do it step by step:
1. Subtract 17 from both sides of the equation:
2/3m + 17 - 17 = 17 - 17
2/3m = 0
2. Multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 2/3, which is 3/2, to get rid of the fraction:
(3/2) * (2/3m) = (3/2) * (0)
(3/2) * (2/3)m = 0
m = 0
So, the solution to the equation 2/3m + 17 = 17 is m = 0.