Help what is x+y ??? Please this is due at 12

Add the two expressions 3.8b - 7 and 2.9b + 9 enter your answer in simplified form

Two cars which are 40 miles apart start moving simultaneously in the same direction with constant speeds. if the speed of the car which is behind is 56 mph and the speed of the other car is 48 mph, how many hours will it take for the car which is behind to catch up the car ahead of it?

What is the sum of the first 8 terms of the geometric series