SOLUTION: Simplify 3b-(-12-b)

Algebra ->  Expressions -> SOLUTION: Simplify 3b-(-12-b)      Log On


   

Question 479661: Simplify

3b-(-12-b)
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3b-(-12-b)
distributing the negative sign to each term inside the ():
3b+12+b
group like-terms:
(3b+b)+12
4b+12