Step-by-step explanation:
1. 10Z–4B+3Z+16B–Z = 10Z+3Z–Z+16B–4B
= 12Z+12B = 12(Z+B)
2. –5M–3P+5P+12P = 12P+5P–3P–5M = 14P–5M
3. 12P–4M+8P–3M–2P = 12P+8P–2P–4M–3M
= 18P–7M
4. 10B–5M–4B+8B–4M = 10B+8B–4B–5M–4M
= 14B–9M
5. 4Z+3Z–6Z+B = Z+B
6. 7B+3X–8B+6X = 6X+3X+7B–8B = 9X–B
