SOLUTION: 4b-12=8b+3 please help solve with details and explanation

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Question 547995: 4b-12=8b+3 please help solve with details and explanation
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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4b-12=8b%2B3 Start with the given equation.


4b=8b%2B3%2B12 Add 12 to both sides.


4b-8b=3%2B12 Subtract 8b from both sides.


-4b=3%2B12 Combine like terms on the left side.


-4b=15 Combine like terms on the right side.


b=%2815%29%2F%28-4%29 Divide both sides by -4 to isolate b.


b=-15%2F4 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is b=-15%2F4