document.write( "Question 668679: Please help me solve this equation: 5-1/2(b-6)=4
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5-%281%2F2%29%28b-6%29=4\"$ ....first you need to do is multiply $\"%28b-6%29\"$ by $\"1%2F2\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5-%28b%2F2-6%2F2%29=4\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5-%28b-6%29%2F2=4\"$ ..both sides multiply by $\"2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"10-%28b-6%29=8\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"10-b%2B6=8\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"16-b=8\"$ .....move $\"-b\"$ to the right and $\"8\"$ to the left\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"16-8=b\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"8=b\"$ \r
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