Question

How do you solve this 2 step equation: 8+b/-4=5

Answer 1

I'm going to rewrite the equation assuming this is the correct form:
$8 - \frac{b}{4} = 5 \newline -8 + 8 - \frac{b}{4} = 5 - 8 \newline (-4)\cdot -\frac{b}{4} = -3 \cdot (-4) \newline b = -12$