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What should be done to both sides of the equation in order to solve -5m = -40?

Multiply by -5.
Divide by -5.
Multiply by -40.
Divide by -40.

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Answer:

Divide by -5

Explanation:

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Answer: Divide by -5

Explanation:

You are to divide both sides by - 5 , because -5 is the value in front of the unknown ( it is called coefficient) , so to find the unknown , we must get rid of the - 5 by dividing both sides of the equation by it

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