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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2b-6%2B5=3b-3\"$ Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2b-1=3b-3\"$ Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2b=3b-3%2B1\"$ Add $\"1\"$ to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2b-3b=-3%2B1\"$ Subtract $\"3b\"$ from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-b=-3%2B1\"$ Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-b=-2\"$ Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=%28-2%29%2F%28-1%29\"$ Divide both sides by $\"-1\"$ to isolate $\"b\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=2\"$ Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is $\"b=2\"$ \r
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