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-b+5+1.5b=6
Use the distributive property to multiply 1 by -b+5.
-b+1.5b=6-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-b+1.5b=1
Subtract 5 from 6 to get 1.
0.5b=1
Combine -b and 1.5b to get 0.5b.
b=\frac{1}{0.5}
Divide both sides by 0.5.
b=\frac{10}{5}
Expand \frac{1}{0.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
b=2
Divide 10 by 5 to get 2.