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Clearing Fractions in Retail Inventory Analysis

An assistant manager at a local retail store is analyzing stock levels using the inventory margin equation 12(m3)=14(m7)\frac{1}{2}(m - 3) = \frac{1}{4}(m - 7), where mm represents the inventory margin. To make the equation easier to solve, they decide to use the 'clearing fractions' strategy.

State the very first mathematical action they must take to clear the fractions from this equation. Then, write the simplified equation that results immediately after performing this action, but before distributing any numbers.

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