How do you combine like terms in $8 b + 7 b - 3 b - 7 b$ $8b + 7b - 3b - 7b$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-03T01:54:23

Combine the positive terms and Combine the negative terms and find the algebraic sum of the terms

All the terms have the same variable b so that they can be combined.

$8 b + 7 b = 15 b$ $8b + 7b = 15b$

$- 3 b - 7 b = - 10 b$ $-3b - 7b = -10b$

$+ 15 b - 10 b = + 5 b$ $+15b - 10 b = + 5b$

How do you combine like terms in 8b + 7b - 3b - 7b8b+7b−3b−7b8b + 7b - 3b - 7b?