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Question
Solve the equation
b=0
Evaluate
5(−b−2)=−4b−9−1
Subtract the numbers
5(−b−2)=−4b−10
Expand the expression
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Evaluate
5(−b−2)
Apply the distributive property
5(−b)−5×2
Multiply the numbers
−5b−5×2
Multiply the numbers
−5b−10
−5b−10=−4b−10
Cancel equal terms on both sides of the expression
−5b=−4b
Add or subtract both sides
−5b−(−4b)=0
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
−5b−(−4b)
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−5−(−4))b
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
−5−(−4)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−5+4
Add the numbers
−1
−b
−b=0
Solution
b=0
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