Please simplify this expression: 8b + 9 + 4b - 3b + (-2b) - (-5)
To simplify the expression 8b + 9 + 4b - 3b + (-2b) - (-5), we can combine like terms.
Step 1: Combine the terms with the same variable.
8b + 4b - 3b - 2b = (8 + 4 - 3 - 2) b = 7b
Step 2: Combine the constant terms.
9 - 5 = 4
Putting it all together, the simplified expression is 7b + 4.