SOLUTION: -9 -b +8b=-23

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Question 538792: -9 -b +8b=-23
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28536) About Me  (Show Source):
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-9-b%2B8b=-23 Start with the given equation.


7b-9=-23 Combine like terms on the left side.


7b=-23%2B9 Add 9 to both sides.


7b=-14 Combine like terms on the right side.


b=%28-14%29%2F%287%29 Divide both sides by 7 to isolate b.


b=-2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is b=-2


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