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-17+b/8=13 how do you get the answer?

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To simplify, multiply both sides by 8 to get rid of that fraction:

(8)-17+b/8 = 13(8) This cancels out the eights on the left side

-17+b= 104 Add 17 to both sides to solve for b

b= 121

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