242 is the same as the total of b and 59

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Step-by-step explanation:

242=b+49

242=b+59

We don't have all the information in this equation, so we need to use what we have to find the value of b. The operation in this equation is addition, so we'll do the inverse operation to find b. The inverse, or opposite, of addition is subtraction.

242-59=b