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Please help me! Im really confused on how to solve problems like this

Please help me! Im really confused on how to solve problems like this-example-1
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To solve this problem, we must isolate b from the rest of the problem.

a= -bc

Firstly, divide -bc by c

a/c=-bc/c

The c on -bc cancels out

a/c=-b

Transfer the negative to he other side of the equation

b= -a/c

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a = -bc
÷-c ÷-c
b = a ÷ -c
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