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-5B + 7 = 2
-5*1 + 7 = 2
B = 1
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-2b + 7 -3b = 2
Carry over the 7 so:
-2b – 3b = -7 +2
-5b = -5
Divide -5b by -5:
so b = 1
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subtract 7 on both sides to simplify to -2b-3b=-5
combine like terms: -5b=-5
divide both sides by -5: b=1