Question

How do you solve the equation: `11\12 + b= 5\6`?

Answer 1

You subtract `1112` from both sides.

Explanation:

This is because when you write

`1112 + b - 1112=56-1112`

you are not only subtracting `1112` from the right side, you also just subtracted (or took away) `1112` from the left side of the equation, essentially getting rid of `1112`.

You are then left with

`b=56-1112`

Which, therefore, equals `-1056`.