3m - 10 = 2(4m -5)

How do you think you should solve this problem?

I think that...

3m - 10 = 2(4m-5)
3m - 10 = 8m - 10
+10 on both sides
but the thing is, I'm stumped when i get...
3m = 8m
I don't think this is possible but I'm thinknig I'm doing something wrong here so that's why I posted.

This equation can't be solved.

0 = 5m

Ok. I wa thinking that! Thank you!

To solve the equation 3m - 10 = 2(4m - 5), you need to apply the distributive property first. This involves multiplying the 2 outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

Let's distribute the 2 to 4m and -5:
3m - 10 = 2(4m - 5)
3m - 10 = 8m - 10

Now we have a simpler equation. The next step is to isolate the variable, m, on one side of the equation. To do this, we need to get rid of the constant terms (-10) on both sides of the equation.

Subtracting 8m from both sides, we have:
3m - 8m - 10 = 8m - 8m - 10
-5m - 10 = 0 - 10
-5m - 10 = -10

Now, let's isolate the -5m by adding 10 to both sides of the equation:
-5m - 10 + 10 = -10 + 10
-5m = 0

Finally, to solve for m, divide both sides of the equation by -5:
-5m / -5 = 0 / -5
m = 0

Therefore, the solution to the equation is m = 0.