SOLUTION: simplify the expressions: 7*8(1+b) 5*6b(7+8) 6(3+4b)

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: simplify the expressions: 7*8(1+b) 5*6b(7+8) 6(3+4b) This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra

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Use the Order of Operations (PEMDAS) to solve:
7*8(1+b)[use the distributive property]
7*(8+8b)
56+56b
.

5*6b(7+8) [combine like terms within the parathesis]
5*6b(15)[use the distributive property]
5*90b
450b
.
6(3+4b)[use the distributive property]
18+24b


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