Simplify the Expression: a+b-(2c+b) Step by Step

Question

a+b(2c+b)=? a+b-(2c+b)=\text{?}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Note that when multiplying negative by positive, the result is always negative:
00:19 Let's group the factors
00:28 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

First, we open the parentheses and change the sign accordingly.

Since there are only positive numbers inside the parentheses, multiplying by negative will give us negative numbers:

a+b2cb= a+b-2c-b=

Now we group the b factors:

bb=0 b-b=0

Now we obtain:

a2c a-2c

Answer

a2c a-2c