Question

Solve for b.
-3.6b - 7.2 = -12.7 - 6.1b

Answer 1

add 12.7 on both sides. i chose the bigger number to get rid of negatives

-3.6b + 5.5 = 6.1b

get b by itself by adding 3.6b to both sides

5.5 = 9.7b

the answer would be 5.5/9.7 = b

you can simply if need 0.567=b