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B-5=9 solve for b please like really

User Eder Padilla
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B-5=9

b=9+5

b=14

To get variable b by itself , you add 5 to both sides of the equation.

User Bwindels
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Answer: b=14

Explanation:

we can use three steps

isolate the variable, use inverse operation and do everything on both sides of the equation to keep the equation in balance

if we had 5 back on both sides of the equation:

b-5=9

b= 14

User Amol Kolekar
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