document.write( "Question 50205: -(b-1)+12=-26 how do i determine what b is \n" ); document.write( "

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-(b-1)+12=-26 [Solve for b]
\n" ); document.write( "-b+1+12=-26 [Simplify]
\n" ); document.write( "-b+13=-26
\n" ); document.write( "-b+13-13=-26-13
\n" ); document.write( "-b=-39
\n" ); document.write( "-b/-1=-39/-1
\n" ); document.write( "b=39
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\n" ); document.write( "Check by plugging (b=39) back into the original equation.
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