Question

whats 17=5b+8

Answer 1

You try this one. I'll be glad to check your answer.

Answer 2

your first step is to isolate b. to do that, you minus 17 from both sides. so you'd get 5b = (8-17). (do the work yourself, it's pretty simple). so you have 5b still, and your goal is to isoalte b. so you'd divide 5b by 5. and if you do that, you have to divide the other side by 5 too, because all equations must be equal. so b = (8-17) / 5! the work is pretty easy. do the subtraction first, then divide.