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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hi guys please help me!! Yuri solved the equation below incorrectly. EXPLAIN THE STEP WHERE HE WENT WRONG fifteen times b minus one equals thirty Step 1: fifteen times b minus one minus one equals thirty minus one Step 2: fifteen times b equals twenty-nine Step 3: fifteen times b divided by fifteen equals twenty-nine divided by fifteen Step 4: b equals twenty-nine fifteenths

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@midhun.madhu1987

OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

look at this pic if u need to just plz help

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

Do u find the first step wrong?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes all i know is that the -1 is supposed to be inverse to +1

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

it is correct.. since we subtracted from both sides..

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

what about the second step?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aren't we supposed to add

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

yeah.. but in this particular question, they subtracted...

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

one sec.... hold on

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

yeah u r correct....

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

I misread the question...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you understand??

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

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