B=7
3(b-4)+5b=44
3b-12+5b=44
8b=44+12
8b=56
b=7
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i think it is 3
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No, they are not equivalent because if you distribute the -0.5 in the expression -0.5(3x+5) you will get -1.5x-2.5 which is not the same as -1.5+2.5
Lemme give you a cheap answer, by simply using the "compound interest formula", which is what that is, 2% compounded yearly
thus

plug in those values, and simplify