SOLUTION: What is the answer to 4b-1/7=5/7?

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Question 763638: What is the answer to 4b-1/7=5/7?
Answer by candicem(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.Add 1/7 to both side to cancel the -1/7.
you get 4b=6/7
2.Divide both sides by 4 to get b by itself.
4b/4=(6/7)/4
b=(6/7)/4
3.Solve
b=3/14