Expand -5/6 (9b– 12).
Expanding -5/6 (9b– 12) is done by distributing -5/6 to each term inside the parentheses:
-5/6 (9b– 12) = (-5/6)(9b) + (-5/6)(-12)
Multiplying each term by -5/6 gives:
= -45/6 * b + 60/6
Simplifying the fractions:
= -15/2 * b + 10
Thus, -5/6 (9b– 12) expands to -15/2 * b + 10.