4b - 5(3b + 5) = 3b + 3
4b - 5x3b - 5x5 = 3b + 3
4b - 15b - 25 = 3b + 3
- 11b - 25 = 3b + 3
Now subtract 3b from both sides of the equation:
- 11b - 25 - 3b = 3b + 3 - 3b
- 14b - 25 = 3
Now add 25 to both sides of the equation:
- 14b - 25 + 25 = 3 + 25
- 14b = 28
Now divde both sides of the equation by - 14 to find b:
- 14b/(-14) = 28/(-14)
b = - 2 This is the solution to the equation.