need help with simple algebra

[somber meadow]

ik this isn't extremely hard algebra but i don't understand

o = 8

2(o + 1) = ?

is the answer 29 correct? im not really sure what I'm supposed to be doing with the 2 they put there

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[upper kelp]

do you know how to do like

2(1+1)

do you know what that means

[somber meadow]

not really

i just know to do what's in brackets first

[upper kelp]

so 2(2) is the same as 2*2

[somber meadow]

ohh okay

[upper kelp]

so try your original question agian

[somber meadow]

18?

[upper kelp]

yup