SOLUTION: If 9x+18 = 16x and bx = 99, what is the value of b?

Question 550108: If 9x+18 = 16x and bx = 99, what is the value of b?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First solve

Start with the given equation.

Subtract from both sides.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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So because , we know that . Now solve for b to get

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