SOLUTION: -(b-1)+12=-26 how do i determine what b is

Question 50205: -(b-1)+12=-26 how do i determine what b is
Found 2 solutions by tutorcecilia, truman:
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-(b-1)+12=-26 [Solve for b]
-b+1+12=-26 [Simplify]
-b+13=-26
-b+13-13=-26-13
-b=-39
-b/-1=-39/-1
b=39
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Check by plugging (b=39) back into the original equation.

Answer by truman(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-b+1+12=-26
-b+13=-26
-b+13-13=-26-13
-b=-39
b=39
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