What is the answer to 5-7b plus 6 equals -24 with steps?

Answer 1

5 - 7b + 6 = -24 is a linear equation in one variable.

11 - 7b = -24

Adding -11 to both sides

11 - 7b + (-11) = -24 + (-11)

11 - 7b - 11 = -24 - 11

-7b = -35

Dividing both sides by -7

-7b/(-7) = -35/(-7)

b = 5