Solve for b 12=-8b

$12 = - 8 b$

Rewrite the equation as $- 8 b = 12$ .

$- 8 b = 12$

Divide each term in $- 8 b = 12$ by $- 8$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 8 b = 12$ by $- 8$ .

$\frac{- 8 b}{- 8} = \frac{12}{- 8}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 8$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 8 b}{- 8} = \frac{12}{- 8}$

Divide $b$ by $1$ .

$b = \frac{12}{- 8}$

$b = \frac{12}{- 8}$

$b = \frac{12}{- 8}$

Simplify the right side.

Cancel the common factor of $12$ and $- 8$ .

Factor $4$ out of $12$ .

$b = \frac{4 (3)}{- 8}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $4$ out of $- 8$ .

$b = \frac{4 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot - 2}$

Cancel the common factor.

$b = \frac{4 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot - 2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$b = \frac{3}{- 2}$

$b = \frac{3}{- 2}$

$b = \frac{3}{- 2}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$b = - \frac{3}{2}$

$b = - \frac{3}{2}$

$b = - \frac{3}{2}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$b = - \frac{3}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$b = - 1.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$b = - 1 \frac{1}{2}$

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