b=6, x=5
Step-by-step explanation
![-12=b-18](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/5u83v0ytt8xcesj583zw5cmrx5gotqz38v.png)
Step 1
action: add 18 in both sides
property: Additive property: When a number is added or subtracted from both sides of the equality, the equality holds
then,add 18 in both sides
![\begin{gathered} -12=b-18 \\ -12+18=b-18+18 \\ 6=b \\ b=6 \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/ki95vpokcfymgnx7ip54tmyhyb2477e892.png)
Step 2
![9x=45](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/jkc9i6k502jd5jxeghpg78u42ipz02174g.png)
Action:divide both sides by 9
The property for division : The property for division tells us that if we divide both sides of the equality by a real number (other than zero), we obtain another new valid equality.
![\begin{gathered} 9x=45 \\ (9x)/(9)=(45)/(9) \\ x=5 \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/cxyfpaamb4tq129lk0duv6gj5ktt32cl3p.png)