$$16 = m+\frac{6}{2}+5$$

$$ \begin{aligned} 16 &= m+\frac{6}{2}+5&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 2 }. \\[1 em]2\cdot16 &= 2m+2\cdot\frac{6}{2}+2\cdot5&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]32 &= 2m+6+10&& \text{simplify right side} \\[1 em]32 &= 2m+16&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]2m+16 &= 32&& \text{ move 16 to the right } \\[1 em]2m &= 32-16&& \\[1 em]2m &= 16&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 2 $ } \\[1 em]m &= \frac{16}{2}&& \\[1 em]m &= 8&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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