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Question
8\left(b\times 7\right)=-72
Solve the equation
b=-\frac{9}{7}
Alternative Form
b=-1.\dot{2}8571\dot{4}
Evaluate
8\left(b\times 7\right)=-72
Remove the parentheses
8b\times 7=-72
Multiply the terms
56b=-72
Divide both sides
\frac{56b}{56}=\frac{-72}{56}
Divide the numbers
b=\frac{-72}{56}
Solution
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Evaluate
\frac{-72}{56}
\text{Cancel out the common factor }8
\frac{-9}{7}
\text{Use }\frac{-a}{b}=\frac{a}{-b}=-\frac{a}{b}\text{ to rewrite the fraction}
-\frac{9}{7}
b=-\frac{9}{7}
Alternative Form
b=-1.\dot{2}8571\dot{4}
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