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Simplify the first expression

Simplify the first expression-example-1
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Applying the distributive property to the expression
5(m+1)-1 gives us
5m+5-1. Simplifying gives us
5m-4. The m-value is 5 and the b-value is -4, so the numbers you should fill in the blanks are 5 and -4. Hope this helps! :)

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