Question

3+(b+8) simplify and explain each step

Answer 1

You do 3 plus b plus 8 and you combine like terms so combine 3 and 8 so you get 11 plus the b cause this is not multiplying it's adding

Answer 2

To simplify this you need to distribute the brackets/parenthesis:
This is known as the distributive property.

This is done by multiplying the numbers encompassed by the brackets by the number to the left of the brackets.

3*b=3b
3*8=24

3b+24

This is the most you can simplify this expression.

Hope this helps!
-Benjamin