SOLUTION: How do you simplify 4b-16+3b?

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Question 527968: How do you simplify 4b-16+3b?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4b-16+3b


(4b+3b)-16 .... Group like terms



7b-16 .... Combine like terms


So 4b-16+3b simplifies to 7b-16


In other words, 4b-16+3b = 7b-16 for all values of b.


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