Solve 1/3-1/2m=16m+7/9

$$1 / 3 - 1 / 2 m = 16 m + 7 / 9$$

Solve for m

$$m=-\frac{8}{297}\approx -0.026936027$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Subtract 16m from both sides.

$$\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{2}m-16m=\frac{7}{9}$$

Combine -\frac{1}{2}m and -16m to get -\frac{33}{2}m.

$$\frac{1}{3}-\frac{33}{2}m=\frac{7}{9}$$

Subtract \frac{1}{3} from both sides.

$$-\frac{33}{2}m=\frac{7}{9}-\frac{1}{3}$$

Least common multiple of 9 and 3 is 9. Convert \frac{7}{9} and \frac{1}{3} to fractions with denominator 9.

$$-\frac{33}{2}m=\frac{7}{9}-\frac{3}{9}$$

Since \frac{7}{9} and \frac{3}{9} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$-\frac{33}{2}m=\frac{7-3}{9}$$

Subtract 3 from 7 to get 4.

$$-\frac{33}{2}m=\frac{4}{9}$$

Multiply both sides by -\frac{2}{33}, the reciprocal of -\frac{33}{2}.

$$m=\frac{4}{9}\left(-\frac{2}{33}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{4}{9} times -\frac{2}{33} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$m=\frac{4\left(-2\right)}{9\times 33}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{4\left(-2\right)}{9\times 33}.

$$m=\frac{-8}{297}$$

Fraction \frac{-8}{297} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{297} by extracting the negative sign.

$$m=-\frac{8}{297}$$