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You need to combine like terms first and fill in the follow definition to set up an equation to find the number of students in Mr. Bogue‘s house is a total number of students in eighth grade is 90.

You need to combine like terms first and fill in the follow definition to set up an-example-1
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Solution:

Given the initial equation;


b+1.5(b+2)+15+2b-9=90

Remove the bracket;


b+1.5b+3+15+2b-9=90

Collect like terms;


\begin{gathered} b+1.5b+2b+3+15-9=90 \\ \\ 4.5b+9=90 \end{gathered}

ANSWER:


4.5b+9=90

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