I need to know how to solve algebraically

Leo has b boxes of pencils. each box contains 6 pencils. he has a total of 42 pencils. the equation that represents this situation the value of b that makes the equation true the first one is b+6=42,6b=42,b=42+6,or 42b=6 the second one are 7,836 48

Anew shopping mall is gaining in popularity. every day since it opened, the number of shoppers is 5% more than the number of shoppers the day before. the total number of shoppers over the first 10 days is 1258 how many shoppers were on the first day?

Consider the linear function that is represented by the equation y= 4x+5