Question

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

Answer 1

`color(purple)(b = 0`

Explanation:

# #-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#

Order of operations as above.

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