Answer:
b = - 0.389
Step-by-step explanation:
38/99=b+17/22
to solve this  expression we would make b the subject of the formulae
and evaluate the other parameters.
38/99=b+17/22
collect the like terms
38/99 - 17/22 = b
22( 38) - 99 (17)/ 2178 = b
836 - 1683/2178 = b
-847/2178 = b
b = - 0.389
