Solve for b. 8b−1=24b+4

Mathematics

2 answers:

Allushta [10]3 years ago

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8b - 1 = 24b + 4
8b - 1 + 1 = 24b + 4 + 1
8b = 24b + 5
8b - 24b = + 5
-16 = + 5
-5/16

Answer: b = -5/16

Alchen [17]3 years ago

3 0

ANSWER

$b = - \frac{5}{16}$

EXPLANATION

The given equation is

$8b - 1 = 24b + 4$

We want to solve for b in the given equation.

Let us group like terms to get,

$8b - 24b = 4 + 1$

We simplify both sides of the equation to obtain,

$- 16b = 5$

We divide both sides by -16 to get,

$\frac{ - 16b}{ - 16} = \frac{5}{ - 16}$

We now cancel out the common factors to obtain,

$b = - \frac{5}{16}$

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