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[Dominic]

Simplify: 8b - 5b - (-3b)

Answer is: (-16)

Is this correct?

 

[Euler]

Simplify: 8b - 5b - (-3b)

Answer is: (-16)

Is this correct?

Unless 6b=-16 somehow, no. What is the value are you supposed to plug in for 'b'?

 

[Dominic]

Simplify: 8b - 5b - (-3b) this is all the it says.

 

[Guest]

8b - 5b - (-3b)
= 8b - 5b + 3b

You have 8 bees. Then you lose 5 bees. Then you get 3 more bees. How many bees do you have?

 

[Dominic]

OK then so my answer

8b - 5b -(-3b)
3b - (-3b) = 6b

 

[Guest]

Yep!