Question

How do I solve this equation ???

Answer 1

To solve for the variable $b$ , we have to make it alone. The first thing we do is add $6.5$ to both sides of the equation:

$13.7b-6.5+6.5=-2.3b+8.3+6.5\\13.7b=-2.3b+14.8$

Now add $2.3$ to both sides:

$13.7b+2.3b=-2.3b+14.8+2.3b\\16b=14.8$

Finally, divide both sides by 16 to get the final answer:

$\frac{16b}{16} =\frac{14.8}{16}$

Therefore,

$b=0.3$

Hope this helps!