a and b increased by five equal 18 written algebraically is ab+5=18
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b+b+b+b+b is equal to 5b. That is because there are five b's being added up. 1+1+1+1+1 is 5 because there are five 1's being added up.
(18+b). Since b is an unknown variable, the equation can't be simplified any further.
5+b
It's equal to positive b squared, or (b x b) .