Question #9f747

2 Answers
Sep 29, 2017

#b=20#

Explanation:

You will need to get #b# by itself.

You subtract #15# from both sides to get #b# alone.

#15-15+b =35-15#

# b=20#

Sep 29, 2017

We'll use transposing method,
remember, in this method if we transfer a number from LHS to RHS or vice versa, it will change from negative to positive and vice versa,
For example,
#10x+2=22#
#10x=22-2#
Notice that 2 in LHS was in positive, though that same 2 when transferred to RHS became negative.
Using the same principals,
#15+b=35#
Here 15 is in positive, so transferring it to RHS, it will become negative,
#b=35-15#
#b=20#
Hope you understood