How do you solve $-29= - 5( 1+ 6b ) + 6( 3b - 4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-15T04:53:31

$color(purple)(b = 0$

-30 b + 18 b = -29 + 5 + 24, color(indigo)(" bringing like terms together"#

$-12 b = 0 " or " b = 0$
-5(1 + 6b) + 6 (3b - 4) = -29#

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Order of operations as above.

$-5 - 30 b + 18 b - 24 = -29, color(crimson)(" removing brackets"$

How do you solve -29= - 5( 1+ 6b ) + 6( 3b - 4)-29= - 5( 1+ 6b ) + 6( 3b - 4)?