How do you solve #3>2b-13#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-11T12:34:30

#b<8#

Treat the inequality sign as if it were an equals sign.

Add #13# to both sides.

#3+13>2b-13+13#

#16>2b#

Divide both sides by #2#.

#16/2>(2b)/2#

#8>b#

This can be reversed and the inequality sign "flipped" to read more intuitively:

#b<8#