Question

Add (8b - 7) + (6b + 8) simplify the answers. Pls show steps

Answer 1

I’m not rlly sure if i did it right & i’m sorry if i didn’t. i used the FOIL method
f= first to first
o=outer to outer
i=inner to inner
l= last to last
so it’d be
8b + 6b = 14b (f)
8b+ 8=16b(o)
-7+6b=-1b(i)
-7+8(l)
and then you add like terms so
[14b+16b-1b]+1
= 29b+1