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3+(b+8) simplify and explain each step

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You do 3 plus b plus 8 and you combine like terms so combine 3 and 8 so you get 11 plus the b cause this is not multiplying it's adding
User Furkan Yavuz
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To simplify this you need to distribute the brackets/parenthesis:
This is known as the distributive property.

This is done by multiplying the numbers encompassed by the brackets by the number to the left of the brackets.

3*b=3b
3*8=24

3b+24

This is the most you can simplify this expression.

Hope this helps!
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