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|11-4b|=18
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User Wanbo
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Answer: b=
(29)/(4)=
7 (1)/(4)=7.25

b= -
(7)/(4) = -1 (3)/(4) = -1.7

Explanation:

|11-4b|=18

|4b+11|=18

Use the definition of absolute value.

-4b+11= 18

-4+11= -18

Subtract 11 from both sides of the equation.

-4b= 7

-4b= -29

Divide both sides by -4.

b= -
(7)/(4 )

b=
(29)/(4)

User Jerome Li
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