document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=516728>Question 516728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you show me how to solve this proportion?   7/9 = b/b-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #344476 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=344476\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F9%29=%28b%2F%28b-10%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F9%29=%28b%2F%28b-10%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7(b-10)=9b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7b-70=9b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7b=9b+70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+7b-9b=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2b=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-35 </SPAN>\n" );
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