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How do you solve #-2(b+5)=-6#?

Answer 1

#-2(b+5) = -6 rArr b= -2#

#-2(b+5) = -6# expand the left side by multiplying through: #rarr##color(white)("XXXX")##-2b -10 = -6# divide everything by #(-2)# #rarr##color(white)("XXXX")##b+5 = 3# subtract #(5)# from both sides #rarr##color(white)("XXXX")##b = -2#

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Answer 2

Kennedy Adams

To solve the equation -2(b+5)=-6:

Distribute the -2: -2 * b + (-2 * 5) = -6
Simplify: -2b - 10 = -6
Add 10 to both sides: -2b = 4
Divide both sides by -2: b = -2

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.