document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57009>Question 57009</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b+4b=-90 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=38722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b+4b=-90  Simplify both sides of the equal sign as much as you can.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1+4)b=-90 Combine like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b=-90   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b/5=-90/5  To get the b isolated divide both sides by it's coefficient, 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check by substituting b=-18 into the original equation and simplifying to see if both sides equal when b=-18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-18)+4(-18)=-90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-18-72=-90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-90=-90  It checks out, we're right!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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