How do you solve $- (m + 4) = - 5$ $-(m+4)=-5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-09-28T14:22:12

$- (m + 4) = - 5$ $-( m + 4) = -5$

Distribute the negative

$- m - 4 = - 5$ $-m -4 = -5$

adding $4$ $4$ to both sides;

$- m - 4 + 4 = - 5 + 4$ $-m-4 + 4 = -5 +4$

$- m = - 1$ $-m = -1$

$m = 1$ $m =1$

How do you solve −(m+4)=−5-(m+4)=-5?