Answer:
b= 352/3
or b= 117.33
Step-by-step explanation:
262-3x+85=-5
-3x+(262+85)=-5
simplify the arithmetic
-3x+347=-5
Group all constants on the right side of the equation
-3x+347=-5
Subtract from both sides:
-3x+347-347=-5-347
Simplify the arithmetic:
-3x=-5-347
-3x=-352
isolate the x
-3x=-352
Divide both sides by -3
-3x/-3}=-352/-3}
Cancel out the negatives
3x/3}=-352/-3
Simplify the fraction
x= -352/-3
Cancel out the negatives
x=352/3
