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Nitella [24]
4 years ago
14

How do I solve this equation: -5/6b + 3/4 = 1/2b - 2/3 ?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Gre4nikov [31]4 years ago
3 0
First get like things on the same side:
-5/6b - 1/2b= -2/3 - 3/4

Then find equivalent fractions to make the equation easier to solve.
-5/6b - 3/6b= -8/12 - 9/12

Then just add things together and solve.
-8/6b= -17/12
-8b= 6(-17/12)
-8b= -17/2
b= (-17/2)/-8
b= 17/16

You can then plug the answer back into the original question to make sure it is the correct answer.
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