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what value of y would make the expression yb - 6 + 7 + 2b - 3b + 1 equivalent to 5b + 2?
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Combine like terms: yb + 2b - 3b = (y - 1)b, and -6 + 7 + 1 = 2.
So the expression becomes (y - 1)b + 2. Set that equal to 5b + 2, so y - 1 = 5, hence y = 6.
So the expression becomes (y - 1)b + 2. Set that equal to 5b + 2, so y - 1 = 5, hence y = 6.
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