Question

3b divided by 7 takeaway 1 = 5 What is the b?

Answer 1

Answer:

14

Step-by-step explanation:

3b/7 - 1 = 5

move the 1 over by adding

3b/7 = 6

multiply each side by 7 to get rid of the denominator

3b = 42

divide by 3

b = 14

Answer 2

Answer:

$b=14$

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1 : Creating the equation:

$\frac{3b}{7} -1=5$  

Step 2 : Solve by adding 1 on both sides

$\frac{3b}{7}=6$

Step 3 : Mutiply both sides by 7 to get rid of the denominator

$3b=42$

Step 4 : Divide both sides by 3:

$b=14$

Step 5 : Answer:

The value of $b$ is $14$.