What value of b makes the equation below true?
b+1/4=12/12
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5/3b=1
Which value for b makes the equation b/4 = 12 true?
To find the value of b that makes the equation true, we need to isolate the variable b on one side of the equation. Here's how to solve for b:
Given equation: b + 1/4 = 12/12
First, let's simplify the fractions on both sides of the equation:
1/4 can be rewritten as 3/12, since 1/4 is equivalent to 3/12
12/12 is equal to 1, since any number divided by itself equals 1
Now, the equation becomes: b + 3/12 = 1
To isolate the variable b, we need to get rid of the fraction term (3/12). We can do this by subtracting 3/12 from both sides of the equation:
b + 3/12 - 3/12 = 1 - 3/12
Simplifying the left side and the right side of the equation separately:
b + 0 = 1 - 3/12
b = 1 - 3/12
Now, we simplify the right side of the equation:
1 - 3/12 = 1 - 1/4 = 4/4 - 1/4 = 3/4
Therefore, the value of b that makes the equation true is b = 3/4.
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