| 3 | ( | m | − | 2 | ) | + | 4 | ( | m | + | 3 | ) | − | 5 | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 3 | m | − | 3 | × | 2 | + | 4 | ( | m | + | 3 | ) | − | 5 |
| = | 3 | m | − | 6 | + | 4 | ( | m | + | 3 | ) | − | 5 |
| = | 3 | m | − | 11 | + | 4 | ( | m | + | 3 | ) |
| = | 3 | m | − | 11 | + | 4 | m | + | 4 | × | 3 |
| = | 3 | m | − | 11 | + | 4 | m | + | 12 |
| = | 7 | m | + | 1 |
| 7 | m | + | 1 | = | 2 |
| 7 | m | = | 2 | − | 1 |
| 7 | m | = | 1 |
| m | = | 1 | ÷ | 7 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 7 |
| m | = | 1 7 |
| m | = | 0.142857 |