SOLUTION: What is the answer in this equation: 7(6/5-b)+3/5b=2/5(b+5)?

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Question 989425: What is the answer in this equation: 7(6/5-b)+3/5b=2/5(b+5)?
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7(6/5-b)+3/5b=2/5(b+5)
first multiply by 5 to get rid of it.
35(6/5-b) +3b = 2(b+5)
42-35b +3b = 2b + 10
32 = 34b
16/17 = b