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Find the value of b when the arithmetic mean of b+2 and 4b+5 is 3b+2
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document.write( "The 'arithmetic mean' is just the 'ordinary average'.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we add b+2 and 4b+5, divide by 2, and set it equal to 3b+2:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 2 to clear the fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you simplify that and solve for b?\r\n" );
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