diff --git a/src/tactic/arith/fm_tactic.cpp b/src/tactic/arith/fm_tactic.cpp
index d2e73e54a..d0564139a 100644
--- a/src/tactic/arith/fm_tactic.cpp
+++ b/src/tactic/arith/fm_tactic.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ class fm_tactic : public tactic {
             return m.is_false(val);
         }
 
-        r_kind process(func_decl * x, expr * cls, arith_util & u, model& ev, rational & r) {
+        r_kind process(func_decl * x, expr * cls, arith_util & u, model& ev, rational & r, expr_ref& r_e) {
+            r_e = nullptr;
             unsigned num_lits;
             expr * const * lits;
             if (m.is_or(cls)) {
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class fm_tactic : public tactic {
                     expr * lhs = to_app(l)->get_arg(0);
                     expr * rhs = to_app(l)->get_arg(1);
                     rational c;
+                    expr_ref c_e(m);
                     if (!u.is_numeral(rhs, c))
                         return NONE;
                     if (neg)
@@ -133,27 +135,41 @@ class fm_tactic : public tactic {
                             expr_ref val(m);
                             val = ev(monomial);
                             rational tmp;
-                            if (!u.is_numeral(val, tmp))
-                                return NONE;
-                            if (neg)
-                                tmp.neg();
-                            c -= tmp;
+                            if (u.is_numeral(val, tmp)) {
+                                if (neg)
+                                    tmp.neg();
+                                c -= tmp;
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                // this happens for algebraic numerals
+                                if (neg)
+                                    val = u.mk_uminus(val);
+                                if (!c_e)
+                                    c_e = u.mk_uminus(val);
+                                else
+                                    c_e = u.mk_sub(c_e, val);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     if (u.is_int(x->get_range()) && strict) {
                         // a*x < c --> a*x <= c-1
                         SASSERT(c.is_int());
                         c--;
+                        SASSERT(!c_e);
                     }
                     is_lower = a_val.is_neg();
                     c /= a_val;
+                    if (c_e)
+                        c_e = u.mk_div(c_e, u.mk_numeral(a_val, false));
                     if (u.is_int(x->get_range())) {
+                        SASSERT(!c_e);
                         if (is_lower)
                             c = ceil(c);
                         else
                             c = floor(c);
                     }
                     r = c;
+                    r_e = c_e;
                 }
             }
             (void)found;
@@ -187,6 +203,12 @@ class fm_tactic : public tactic {
             //model_evaluator ev(*(md.get()));
             //ev.set_model_completion(true);
             arith_util u(m);
+            auto mk_max = [&](expr* a, expr* b) {
+                return expr_ref(m.mk_ite(u.mk_ge(a, b), a, b), m);
+            };
+            auto mk_min = [&](expr* a, expr* b) {
+                return expr_ref(m.mk_ite(u.mk_ge(a, b), b, a), m);
+            };
             unsigned i = m_xs.size();
             while (i > 0) {
                 --i;
@@ -194,42 +216,67 @@ class fm_tactic : public tactic {
                 rational lower;
                 rational upper;
                 rational val;
-                bool has_lower = false;
-                bool has_upper = false;
+                expr_ref val_e(m), val_upper_e(m), val_lower_e(m);
+                bool has_lower = false, has_upper = false;
                 TRACE("fm_mc", tout << "processing " << x->get_name() << "\n";);
                 for (expr* cl : m_clauses[i]) {
                     if (!m.inc()) 
                         throw tactic_exception(m.limit().get_cancel_msg());
-                    switch (process(x, cl, u, *md, val)) {
+                    switch (process(x, cl, u, *md, val, val_e)) {
                     case NONE: 
                         TRACE("fm_mc", tout << "no bound for:\n" << mk_ismt2_pp(cl, m) << "\n";);
                         break;
                     case LOWER: 
                         TRACE("fm_mc", tout << "lower bound: " << val << " for:\n" << mk_ismt2_pp(cl, m) << "\n";);
-                        if (!has_lower || val > lower) 
-                            lower = val; 
-                        has_lower = true;
+                        if (val_e)
+                            val_lower_e = val_lower_e != nullptr ? mk_max(val_lower_e, val_e) : val_e;
+                        else if (!has_lower || val > lower) 
+                            lower = val, has_lower = true;
                         break;
                     case UPPER: 
                         TRACE("fm_mc", tout << "upper bound: " << val << " for:\n" << mk_ismt2_pp(cl, m) << "\n";);
-                        if (!has_upper || val < upper) 
-                            upper = val; 
-                        has_upper = true;
+                        if (val_e)
+                            val_upper_e = val_upper_e != nullptr ? mk_min(val_upper_e, val_e) : val_e;
+                        else if (!has_upper || val < upper) 
+                            upper = val, has_upper = true; 
                         break;
                     }
                 }
 
                 expr * x_val;
+                
                 if (u.is_int(x->get_range())) {
-                    if (has_lower)
+                    if (val_lower_e) {
+                        x_val = val_lower_e;
+                        if (has_lower)
+                            x_val = mk_max(x_val, u.mk_numeral(lower, true));
+                    }
+                    else if (val_upper_e) {
+                        x_val = val_upper_e;
+                        if (has_upper)
+                            x_val = mk_min(x_val, u.mk_numeral(upper, true));
+                    }
+                    else if (has_lower)
                         x_val = u.mk_numeral(lower, true);
                     else if (has_upper)
                         x_val = u.mk_numeral(upper, true);
                     else
                         x_val = u.mk_numeral(rational(0), true);
+                    
                 }
                 else {
-                    if (has_lower && has_upper)
+                    if (val_lower_e && has_lower)
+                        val_lower_e = mk_max(val_lower_e, u.mk_numeral(lower, false));
+                    if (val_upper_e && has_upper)
+                        val_upper_e = mk_min(val_upper_e, u.mk_numeral(upper, false));
+                    
+                    if (val_lower_e && val_upper_e)
+                        x_val = u.mk_div(u.mk_add(val_lower_e, val_upper_e), u.mk_real(2));
+                    else if (val_lower_e)
+                        x_val = u.mk_add(val_lower_e, u.mk_real(1));
+                    else if (val_upper_e)
+                        x_val = u.mk_sub(val_upper_e, u.mk_real(1));
+                    else if (has_lower && has_upper)
                         x_val = u.mk_numeral((upper + lower)/rational(2), false);
                     else if (has_lower)
                         x_val = u.mk_numeral(lower + rational(1), false);