Solve the equation \(\frac{m}{3} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{4} + \frac{m}{4}\)
Answer Details
First, we simplify both sides of the equation by getting rid of the fractions. To do this, we can multiply both sides by the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators, which is 12.
So we have:
\begin{align*}
\frac{m}{3} + \frac{1}{2} &= \frac{3}{4} + \frac{m}{4}\\
4 \cdot \left(\frac{m}{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) &= 4 \cdot \left(\frac{3}{4} + \frac{m}{4}\right)\\
\frac{4m}{3} + 2 &= \frac{9}{4} + \frac{m}{4}
\end{align*}
Next, we can simplify further by moving all the terms involving m to one side of the equation, and all the constant terms to the other side:
\begin{align*}
\frac{4m}{3} - \frac{m}{4} &= \frac{9}{4} - 2\\
\frac{16m}{12} - \frac{3m}{12} &= \frac{9}{4} - \frac{8}{4}\\
\frac{13m}{12} &= \frac{1}{4}\\
13m &= 3\\
m &= \frac{3}{13}
\end{align*}
Therefore, the solution to the equation is \(m = \frac{3}{13}\).
So the correct answer is 3.