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-14 + 6b + 7 - 2b= 1 + 5b

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-14 + 6b + 7 - 2b= 1 + 5b

combine like terms

-7 +4b = 1 + 5b

subtract 4b from each side

-7 + 4b -4b = 1 + 5b -4b

-7 = 1 + b

subtract 1 from each side

-7 -1 = 1-1 + b

-8 = b


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