## jmyers484 Group Title factor m from the expression: 5mn=3m one year ago one year ago

1. VincentDonkoh Group Title

m=0 is that correct?

2. jmyers484 Group Title

well i got m = 0 and n =-8 im not sure what i should put down as my aswer lol

3. jmyers484 Group Title

so if u got m=0 n i did too then i guess thats the answer

4. VincentDonkoh Group Title

I think u will have to use the m=0, because u were asked to factor out m from the expression

5. jmyers484 Group Title

ive been awake for to long lol

6. VincentDonkoh Group Title

Oh then you will be very tired then. but what were you doing all along?

7. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

$5mn=3m$$\quad5n=3$

8. VincentDonkoh Group Title

How? why did you cancel out the m's ?

9. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

they were common

10. VincentDonkoh Group Title

but don't you think in this case you are suppose to make m the subject?

11. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

the question asks us to factor m from the expression I factored m right out of the expression

12. VincentDonkoh Group Title

ok, think av got ur idea!

13. jmyers484 Group Title

unkle u rock bro

14. jmyers484 Group Title

worked night shift, got class in a couple hours and im cathcing up on homework

15. VincentDonkoh Group Title

Uncle, take a luk at the question again, u wer asked to 'factor m from' the expresion, so m must not be missin from it but rather ,it must stand out in the expression

16. jmyers484 Group Title

so is it m = 0 or n=-8m?

17. VincentDonkoh Group Title

In that case , 5mn=3m => 5mn-3m=0 m(5n-3)=0 m=0/(5n-3) m=0

18. jmyers484 Group Title

you guys seem to be having fun with this one

19. VincentDonkoh Group Title

sure! u'v got help us out.

20. jmyers484 Group Title

haha well factoring the m out is still factoring it and whateve process we use we end up with m=0

21. jmyers484 Group Title

well first i came to n=-8m and that is simplified to 0 anyway

22. jmyers484 Group Title

so i like the process unkle used cause its simple that way