Question

Ab+bc= this is adding of like terms

Answer 1

Answer:

(a+c)b OR it's already on simplified form

Step-by-step explanation:

depending upon what your instructor wants, they may want you to say it's already simplified (which happens sometimes).

HOWEVER, if you know how to factorize (which is essentially un-distributing), you could factor out the b which is common in both.

$ab + bc \\ = b( \frac{ab}{b} + \frac{bc}{b} ) \\ = b(a + c)$