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8 ( 3b + 3 ) = 5b + 5

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You first distribute 8 through the parenthesis so it’s 24b+24=5b+5
Then collect the like terms to calculate 24b-5b=5-24 you then subtract so now it’s 19b=-9
So now you divide and your answer is b=-1
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