Solve the equation and give me how you solved it and the answer

Multiplying both sides by 3, we get (3/9)*(2m-16)=(2m+4). Next, we multiply both sides by 9 and expand to get 6x-48=18m+36. Subtracting 6x and 36 from both sides, we get 12x=-48-36=-84. After that, we divide both sides by 12 to get m=-7

If you need an equation, it would be y=2x+8, y would be how long it grew, x being weeks.if you need how long he was asleep, it would be 4 weeks if he started with no beard, the equation would be x=8÷2if he did have a beard before hand, the equation would be 2w+x=8