Algebra

One ordered pair $(a,b)$ satisfies the two equations $ab^4 = 48$ and $ab^3 = 24$. What is the value of b in this ordered pair?   

                                                     ab⁴  =  48       

                                                     ab³  =  24    

divide both sides of the first by     

respective equal values of the     

second to obtain                              b = 2     

the problem doesn't ask for     

the value of a, but it's                       a = 3      

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