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What is 3b-16=50? Please figure out what B is, thanks.

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Answer:

b = 22

Explanation:

The first step to solve this is to get rid of -16. You can do this by adding 16 to both sides (since addition is the opposite of subtraction). You'll get 3b=66.

After you get rid of the -16, you want to isolate the variable. Because there is a coefficient/number in front of the variable, you want to divide in order to get rid of it. In order to do that, you divide both sides by 3.

3b/3 = b and 66/3 = 22

After that, you will get b = 22.

You can even check this by plugging 22 as b.

3 x 22 = 66

and 66 - 16 = 50

User JoshRivers
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Answer:

b = 22

Explanation:

3b-16=50

3b = 66

b = 22

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