Question

Simplify the expression:
1 – 5b + – b + – 8b – 2b

Answer 1

The answer is 1 - 16b.

Explanation:

You have to collect like-terms :

`1 - 5b - b - 8b - 2b`

`= 1 + b( - 5 - 1 - 8 - 2)`

`= 1 + b( - 16)`

`= 1 - 16b`

Answer 2

The answer is

1 - 16b

Explanation:

1 – 5b + – b + – 8b – 2b can be written as

1 - 5b - b- 8b - 2b

Subtract the like terms

That's

We have the final answer as

1 - 16b

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