What you must do for this case is to rewrite the equation. Rewriting we have: -0.75m-0.5 = 2 + 0.25m - (3/4) m- (1/2) = 2 + (1/4) m To eliminate the fractions we must multiply both sides of the equation by -4 -4 * [- (3/4) m- (1/2)] = - 4 * [2+ (1/4) m] 3m + 2 = -8-m Answer: Each term of the equation can be multiplied by -4 to eliminate the fractions before solving.
