SOLUTION: how do you solve something like this 6-b=5b+30?

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Question 242074: how do you solve something like this 6-b=5b+30?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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6-b=5b%2B30 Start with the given equation.


-b=5b%2B30-6 Subtract 6 from both sides.


-b-5b=30-6 Subtract 5b from both sides.


-6b=30-6 Combine like terms on the left side.


-6b=24 Combine like terms on the right side.


b=%2824%29%2F%28-6%29 Divide both sides by -6 to isolate b.


b=-4 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is b=-4