Answer:
b=1/5 so basically b=1
Step-by-step explanation:
-10b--16b+3b-17b=-8
Add similar elements
-10b-16b+3b-17b=-40b
-40b=-8
Divide both sides by -40
-40b/-40=-8/-40
Simplify;
40b/40
=b
Simplify;
-8/-40
=8/40
Cancel the common factor 8
b=1/5
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