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3-2b+4=2-7b
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by b-2.
7-2b=2-7b
Add 3 and 4 to get 7.
7-2b+7b=2
Add 7b to both sides.
7+5b=2
Combine -2b and 7b to get 5b.
5b=2-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
5b=-5
Subtract 7 from 2 to get -5.
b=\frac{-5}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
b=-1
Divide -5 by 5 to get -1.