SOLUTION: pleas help me solve this equation: b+3(b-1)+2(3-1)=6

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Question 118201:

pleas help me solve this equation: b+3(b-1)+2(3-1)=6
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b+3(b-1)+2(3-1)=6
b+3b-3+2*2=6
4b-3+4=6
4b+1=6
4b=6-1
4b=5
b=5/4 answer.
proof
5/4+3(5/4-1)+3-1)=6
5/4+3*1/4+3-1=6
5/4+3/4+3-1=6
8/4+2=6
4+2=6
6=6