Math Snap

STEP 1

What is this asking?
We're asked to multiply two terms involving the variable $b$.
Watch out!
Don't forget that $b$ multiplied by $b$ is $b$ squared, not $2b$!

STEP 2

1. Multiply the coefficients.
2. Multiply the variables.
3. Combine the results.

STEP 3

Let's multiply the coefficients of the terms, which are the numbers in front of the variables.
In this case, we have $3$ and $4$.
So, we calculate $3 \cdot 4 = 12$.
Remember, coefficients are just numbers multiplying the variables!

STEP 4

Now, let's multiply the variables.
We have $b$ multiplied by $b$.
When we multiply a variable by itself, we get that variable squared.
So, $b \cdot b = b^2$.

STEP 5

Finally, we combine the results from the previous two sub-steps.
We multiplied the coefficients to get $12$ and the variables to get $b^2$.
Putting it all together, we get $12 \cdot b^2 = 12b^2$.

The final answer is $12b^2$.