Hello!
First of all, we cross multiply, giving us the equation below.
3(b+1)=2
3b+3=2
We subtract 3 from both sides.
3b=-1
We divide both sides by 3/
b= [tex] -\frac{1}{3} [/tex]
Therefore, our answer is A) - 1/3
I hope this helps!
Multiply both sides by 2:
2*(b+1)/2 = 2/3
b+1 = 2/3
b=2/3-1
= -1/3
