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-61/12=b-4/3 help me out please

-61/12=b-4/3 help me out please-example-1
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(27/7) = b

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-61/12=b-4/3 help me out please-example-1
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-61/12= b - 4/3
add 4/3 to both sides

-61/12 + 4/3= b
convert 4/3 to like denominator; 3 goes into 12 four times and 4*4= 16/12

-61/12 + 16/12= b
combine numerators

(-61 + 16)/12= b

-45/12= b
simplify by 3

-15/4= b


ANSWER: -15/4= b

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