Answer this fraction math question and explain your answer PLEASE !

What are the solutions to the following equation? |m| = 8.5 the value of m is equal to 8.5 and because each distance from zero is 8.5.

Solving algebraic equations 2m+3=11

John has 1/2 pound of oranges to share with julie. if they share the oranges equally, how much will each of them have?