document.write( "Question 356161: K= 2b + 5c; solve b then solve c. I am very rusty in algebra. My son and I are getting different answers and he doesn't have his book so I can refresh my memory. Can you work this out so we can get and example to finish the others? Thank you. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #254233 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! k=2b+5c \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "solve for b. \n" ); document.write( "k-2b=5c \n" ); document.write( "-2b=5c-k \n" ); document.write( "b=(5c-k)/-2 \n" ); document.write( "b=-(5c-k)/2 \n" ); document.write( "b=(k-5c)/2 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "solve for c. \n" ); document.write( "k-5c=2b \n" ); document.write( "-5c=2b-k \n" ); document.write( "c=(2b-k)/-5 \n" ); document.write( "c=-(2b-k)/5 \n" ); document.write( "c=(k-2b)/5 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |