SOLUTION: If (3, b) is a solution of the equation 3x - 2y = 17, what is b?

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Question 1142978: If (3, b) is a solution of the equation 3x - 2y = 17, what is b?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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Substitute the coordinates x= 3  and  y= b  into the equation ans solve for "b".


ANSWER.  b= -4.