Question

PLEASE HELP!!! Simplify the expression -2b-6+3b-2

a.b+4
b.5b-8
c.b-8
d.-b-8

PLEASE DONT GUESS

Answer 1

-2b-6+3b-2 = (3b-2b) - (6 + 2) = b-8

Answer 2

Hello!

Here we need to just combine like terms for our given equation of -2b-6+3b-2

So rearranging for ease of seeing like terms. We get

-2b+3b-6-2 so that is equal to b-8. So your answer is c. Thank you! Hope this helps and any questions please just ask!!! Thanks again!