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Simplify 7(B + 3) + 2B

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7 (b + 3) + 2b

First, expand to get rid of parentheses.

7b + 21 + 2b
Second, gather the like terms.

(7b + 2b) + 21
Third, in the parentheses, add 7b + 2b to get 9b.

9b + 21

Answer: 9b + 21

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