SOLUTION: solve for x: b-2x=3b-4x

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Question 2936: solve for x: b-2x=3b-4x

Answer by ntnk(54)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Add 4x to both sides:

Simplify:

Subtract b from both sides:

Simplify:

Divide both sides by 2:

Simplify:
(with infinitely many solutions)
Check: Pick any number for X and use the same one for B: 10:

Simplify:

Try another number: 5:

Simplify:

Solved By: NtNk

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