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-8=1/2(-4)+b what is b
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-8=1/2(-4)+b what is b

User Trey Piepmeier
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Answer:

B = - 6

Explanation:

Multiply the numbers


-8=(1)/(2) (-4)+b\\-8=-2+b\\

Rearrange terms


-8=-2+b\\-8=b-2

Add 2 to both sides of the equation


-8=b-2\\-8+2=b-2+2

Simplify

Add the numbers

Add the numbers

Move the variable to the left


b=-6

User Jonny Brooks
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Answer: -6

Explanation:

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