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Question
Solve the following equation for the unknown: `(2"m")/(3) - "m"/(2)` = 1
Solution
`(2"m")/(3) - "m"/(2)` = 1
∴ `(4"m" - 3"m")/(6)` = 1
∴ 4m - 3m = 6
∴ m = 6.
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