Question

How in the world do you do this? 5b+7b+10

Answer 1

5b + 7b + 10

Add like terms

12b + 10

12b + 10 is your answer

Answer 2

We have to add the like terms to simplify the expression.

5b + 7b + 10
b(5 + 7) + 10
b(12) + 10
12b + 10

Hope that helps :)