What value of y would make the expression yb−6+7+2b−3b+1 equivalent to 5b+2?

Answer 1

y = -3

Answer 2

let's see ...
-3b−6+7+2b−3b+1 = -4b+2
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yb−6+7+2b−3b+1 = (y-1)b +2
y-1 = 5
y = 6