Question

Simplify. Please show all of your work.
3b – (-12 – b)

Answer 1

Distribute the negative first then tshow me what you got

Answer 2

3b - (12 -b)

Answer 3

close there should be no parentheses and when distributing it looks something like this: -a(-b-c)= ab+ac

Answer 4

Do that to your original equation

Answer 5

3b*12+3b*b?

Answer 6

not quite. Only distribute the negative one. For the moment forget about the 3b

Answer 7

you should get 12+b do you see why?

Answer 8

ok i think so

Answer 9

Good now put the 3b back in so it looks like 3b+12+b you see?

Answer 10

Now combine like terms so add the b's together

Answer 11

3b+12?

Answer 12

3b+b=?

Answer 13

3b right

Answer 14

no look at it like just adding the numbers in front of the b's (coefficients) so 3b+1b=? (b and 1b are the same thing)

Answer 15

Does this make sense?

Answer 16

oh so it is 4b

Answer 17

4b+12

Answer 18

up. :) plus 12. Good job. Thanks for hanging in there

Answer 19

*yup

Answer 20

no thank you

Answer 21

No problem. If you could maybe just give me a medal im trying to get high leveled up. :p thanks