document.write( "Question 191710: Can you please help me solve the following equation?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #143816 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"-2%283b%2B1%29%2B%287b-4%29=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6b-2%2B7b-4=0\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b-6=0\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=0%2B6\" Add \"6\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=6\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"b=6\"
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