SOLUTION: Find b: 2b-3/6=b-5/18

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Question 845236: Find b: 2b-3/6=b-5/18
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%282b-3%29%2F6=%28b-5%29%2F18 Start with the given equation.


18%282b-3%29=6%28b-5%29 Cross multiply.


36b-54=6b-30 Distribute.


36b=6b-30%2B54 Add 54 to both sides.


36b-6b=-30%2B54 Subtract 6b from both sides.


30b=-30%2B54 Combine like terms on the left side.


30b=24 Combine like terms on the right side.


b=%2824%29%2F%2830%29 Divide both sides by 30 to isolate b.


b=4%2F5 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is b=4%2F5