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Explain Bot To solve this problem, we need to understand the concept of balancing equations. When we have an equation, we can perform the same operation on both sides to keep the equation balanced.
In this case, the equation is not provided, but we know that b = 6. We are asked to determine what was added to both sides. To accomplish this, we can use the inverse operation of addition, which is subtraction.
To balance the equation, we need to subtract the same value on both sides. Since b = 6, we can subtract 6 from both sides to maintain equality. This can be represented as:
b - 6 = 6 - 6
On the right side of the equation, 6 - 6 equals 0. Thus, the equation becomes:
b - 6 = 0
Now, if we are asked what was added to both sides, we need to look at the subtraction operation. When we subtract 6 from b, we are effectively adding -6.
Therefore, to answer the question, -6 was added to both sides.