SOLUTION: Solve |2b+4|-3=6b+1

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Question 782798: Solve |2b+4|-3=6b+1
Answer by waynest(281) About Me  (Show Source):
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absolute value of |2b + 4| is 2b + 4
|2b + 4| -3 = 6b + 1
2b + 4 - 3 = 6b + 1
2b + 1 = 6b + 1
1 - 1 = 6b - 2b
0 = 4b
0 = b
check:
|2(0) +4| -3 = 6(-) +1
|4| -3 = 1
4 - 3 = 1
1 = 1