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Algebra.Com's Answer #34465 by rchill(405) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Expand $\"6b%2B2%28b%2B1%29=-14\"$ to $\"6b%2B2b%2B2=-14\"$ , which reduces to $\"8b%2B2=-14\"$ . Subtract 2 from both sides to get $\"8b=-16\"$ . Now divide both sides by 8 to get $\"b=-2\"$ .
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