SOLUTION: -6b+1+4b=3b+6 solve for b please

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Question 219030: -6b+1+4b=3b+6
solve for b please
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-6b%2B1%2B4b=3b%2B6 Start with the given equation.


-2b%2B1=3b%2B6 Combine like terms on the left side.


-2b=3b%2B6-1 Subtract 1 from both sides.


-2b-3b=6-1 Subtract 3b from both sides.


-5b=6-1 Combine like terms on the left side.


-5b=5 Combine like terms on the right side.


b=%285%29%2F%28-5%29 Divide both sides by -5 to isolate b.


b=-1 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is b=-1