document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83607>Question 83607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve the problem 6b+14=-7-b.  I came up with the answer of -3.  Is that correct?  What's throwing me off is this, shouldn't I be able to plug the -3 into the b and both sides of the equation be equal? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60119 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=60119\">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=6b%2B14=-7-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6b%2B14=-7-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6b%2Bb%2B14=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6b%2Bb%2B14=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add b to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6b%2Bb=-7-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6b%2Bb=-7-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 14 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7b=-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7b=-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%28-3%29%2B14=-7-%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%28-3%29%2B14=-7-%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in b=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-18%2B14=-7%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-18%2B14=-7%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add. So this verifies our answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm assuming that's the steps you took to get that answer. I'm also assuming that when you added -7-(-3), you accidentally said -7-3=-10 instead of -7-(-3)=-4, which might explain why your verification didn't work </SPAN>\n" );
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