SOLUTION: the answer to -9(4b + 5) = -21

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Question 1009487: the answer to -9(4b + 5) = -21
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Solving
-9(4b + 5) = -21
we distribute and get
-36b - 45 = -21
Now add 45 and get
-36b = 24
Now divide by -36 and get
b = 24/-36 = -2/3

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