SOLUTION: {{{2(b-3)+5=3(b-1)}}}

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Question 183456: 2%28b-3%29%2B5=3%28b-1%29
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2%28b-3%29%2B5=3%28b-1%29 Start with the given equation.


2b-6%2B5=3b-3 Distribute.


2b-1=3b-3 Combine like terms on the left side.


2b=3b-3%2B1 Add 1 to both sides.


2b-3b=-3%2B1 Subtract 3b from both sides.


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


-b=-2 Combine like terms on the right side.


b=%28-2%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate b.


b=2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is b=2