SOLUTION: how to solve -15 = 5b + 12 - 2b + 6

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Question 801245: how to solve -15 = 5b + 12 - 2b + 6
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-15=5b%2B12-2b%2B6 Start with the given equation.


-15=3b%2B18 Combine like terms on the right side.


0=3b%2B18%2B15 Add 15 to both sides.


-3b=18%2B15 Subtract 3b from both sides.


-3b=33 Combine like terms on the right side.


b=%2833%29%2F%28-3%29 Divide both sides by -3 to isolate b.


b=-11 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is b=-11