SOLUTION: 1/2(b+6)=3/2b-1

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Question 661938: 1/2(b+6)=3/2b-1
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1/2b + 1/2(6) = 3/2b - 1
1/2b + 3 - 1/2b + 1 = 3/2b - 1/2b - 1 + 1
Combine like terms
4 = 2/2b
4 = b
Proof
1/2(4) + 1/2(6) = 3/2(4) - 1
2 + 3 = 5
6 - 1 = 5