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3(b-4)=5b-2 plz help I'm confused

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3b-12=5b-2
-12=2b-2
-10=2b
b=-5
User Aleck Landgraf
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3( b-4) = 5b - 2

3b - 12 = 5b - 2

3b - 5b = 12 - 2

-2b = 10

b = -5

hope this helps
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