Answer:
b = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
So first I'm going to rewrite the equation to 6(b+3)+8b= 116.
Taking the first part 6(b+3), we see that that is equal to 6 * b + 6 * 3.
So that will be 6b + 18.
Let's bring put it back together. 6b + 18 + 8b = 116. We can now combine the terms since they both have 'b'.
(6b + 8b) + 18 = 116 = 14b + 18 = 116.
Now lets isolate our variable. To do that we need to get rid of our 18 so lets subtract it from both sides.
(116 - 18 = 98)
14b = 98
Now lets divide both sides by 14.
14b/14 = 98/14 = b = 7
b = 7
