SOLUTION: 1/3(9b+1)=b-1

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Question 109247: 1/3(9b+1)=b-1
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1/3(9b+1)=b-1
3*(1/3(9b+1)=3(b-1) get rid of fraction.
9b+1=3b-3
9b-3b+1-1=3b-3b-3-1
6b=-4
6b/6=-4/6
b=-2/3
Ed