document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=727127>Question 727127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to solve this equiation: 4b-2 = 6b-4  ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "look for the side with the least unknowns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 4b-2=6b-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the right hand side (of the equals sign) has 6b and the left hand side has 4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we take 4b from both sides to eliminate the 4b from the left hand side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b-2-4b=6b-4-4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifying gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=2b-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have to eliminate the number from the side with the unknown on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have to add 4 to both sides to get rid of the -4 from the right hand side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2+4=2b-4+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifying gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dividing by 2 gives us<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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