| - | 3 | b | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | = | 2 | b | + | 5 | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 3 | b | + | 1 2 |
| - | 3 | b | + | 1 2 | = | 2 | b | + | 5 | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | b | + | 5 3 | − | 1 |
| = | 2 | b | + | 2 3 |
| - | 3 | b | + | 1 2 | = | 2 | b | + | 2 3 |
| - | 3 | b | − | 2 | b | = | 2 3 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 5 | b | = | 2 3 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 5 | b | = | 1 6 |
| - | 1 6 | = | 5 | b |
| 5 | b | = | - | 1 6 |
| b | = | - | 1 6 | ÷ | 5 |
| = | - | 1 6 | × | 1 5 |
| b | = | - | 1 30 |
| b | = | - 0.033333 |