How do you solve $3(3a = 2b) = 2(a - b)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-23T02:39:09

$7a = 4b$

Use PEMDAS rule

$3 (3a - 2b) = 2 (a-b)$

$9a - 6b = 2a - 2b$ , removing braces.

$9a - 2a = 6b - 2b$ , bringing like terms together.

$7a = 4b$ , simplifying.

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