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If a = (b + 5)/c, what is the value of b in terms of a and c ? A. ac
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30 Mar 2022, 01:42
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If a = (b + 5)/c, what is the value of b in terms of a and c ?
A. ac/5
B. ac − 5
C. c(a − 5)
D. (a − 5)(c − 5)
E. 5ac
A. ac/5
B. ac − 5
C. c(a − 5)
D. (a − 5)(c − 5)
E. 5ac
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Re: If a = (b + 5)/c, what is the value of b in terms of a and c ? A. ac
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If a = (b+5)/c
then bring the c to the left side:
ac = b + 5
Then subtract the 5
ac -5 = b
The answer is B.
then bring the c to the left side:
ac = b + 5
Then subtract the 5
ac -5 = b
The answer is B.
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Re: If a = (b + 5)/c, what is the value of b in terms of a and c ? A. ac
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30 Mar 2022, 05:41
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Carcass wrote:
If a = (b + 5)/c, what is the value of b in terms of a and c ?
A. ac/5
B. ac − 5
C. c(a − 5)
D. (a − 5)(c − 5)
E. 5ac
A. ac/5
B. ac − 5
C. c(a − 5)
D. (a − 5)(c − 5)
E. 5ac
Given: a = (b + 5)/c we want to isolate the value of b
Multiply both sides of the equation by c to get: ac = b + 5
Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation: ac - 5 = b
Answer: B
