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5+ 1/7b = -2 whats be and explanation (don't get it cause its a fraction)
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5+ 1/7b = -2
whats be and explanation
(don't get it cause its a fraction)

User Jatin Pandey
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5+(1/7)b=-2

First subtract 5 from both sides. Our goal is to isolate b.
5+(1/7)b-5= -2-5
(1/7)b= -7

Now multiply both sides by 7 because (1/7)*7= 7/7 or 1.
7* (1/7)b= -7*7
1b= -49

Final answer: b= -49
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