jordan159
jordan159 jordan159
  • 04-04-2017
  • Mathematics
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What is the value of b in the equation 3b + 2(b – 1) = 8? (4 points) 2 5 8 10

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kmanwil kmanwil
  • 04-04-2017
b = 2 because the equation simplifies to 5b - 2 = 8 once you distribute the 2 and then you add 2 to the other side to get 5b = 10 then divide by 5 and you get b = 2.
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maddison1236
maddison1236 maddison1236
  • 24-02-2021

Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

3b + 2 (b - 1) = 8

3b + 2b - 2 = 8

5b - 2 = 8

5b = 10

b = 2

Hope this helped:)

btw it was right on the test!

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