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15-2b=-3b-5+4b
Add 9 and 6 to get 15.
15-2b=b-5
Combine -3b and 4b to get b.
15-2b-b=-5
Subtract b from both sides.
15-3b=-5
Combine -2b and -b to get -3b.
-3b=-5-15
Subtract 15 from both sides.
-3b=-20
Subtract 15 from -5 to get -20.
b=\frac{-20}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
b=\frac{20}{3}
Fraction \frac{-20}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{20}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.