Question

-b+14=-3-4(2b+1)?

Answer 1

`b=-3`

Explanation:

Let's start by distributing the `-4` to both terms in the parenthesis.

Notice, we don't combine the `-3` and the `-4` because one of them is being multiplied. We now have:

`14-b=-3-8b-4`

We can simplify the terms on the right to get

`14-b=-7-8b`

Let's add `8b` to both sides to get

`14+7b=-7`

Let's subtract `14` from both sides to get

`7b=-21`

Lastly, dividing both sides by `7`, we get

`b=-3`

Hope this helps!