Solve for b b/-3=1.5

$\frac{b}{- 3} = 1.5$

Step 1

Multiply both sides of the equation by $- 3$ .

$- 3 \frac{b}{- 3} = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Step 2

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Simplify $- 3 \frac{b}{- 3}$ .

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Factor $3$ out of $- 3$ .

$3 (- 1) \frac{b}{- 3} = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Factor $3$ out of $- 3$ .

$3 \cdot - 1 \frac{b}{3 \cdot - 1} = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Cancel the common factor.

$3 \cdot - 1 \frac{b}{3 \cdot - 1} = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{b}{- 1} = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Simplify the expression.

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{b}{- 1}$ .

$- (- 1 \cdot b) = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot b$ as $- b$ .

$- - b = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Multiply $- - b$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$1 b = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Multiply $b$ by $1$ .

$b = - 3 \cdot 1.5$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $- 3$ by $1.5$ .

$b = - 4.5$