SOLUTION: 1/3(9b+1)=b-1 3b+1/3=b-1 -b -b 2b+1/3=-1 +1 +1 2b+4/3=2/3b

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Question 17047: 1/3(9b+1)=b-1
3b+1/3=b-1
-b -b
2b+1/3=-1
+1 +1
2b+4/3=2/3b

Answer by tjnw79(57)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/3(9b+1)=b-1
first times (1/3)9b and (1/3)1 to get
3b+1/3=b-1
then you want to subtract the b from both sides
2b+1/3=-1
now you want to -1/3 to both sides
2b=2/3
divide the 2 on both sides
b=2/6 or simplified 1/3

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