To simplify the expression \(-7m + 9m + 8m\), you can combine the like terms (the coefficients of \(m\)):
\[ -7 + 9 + 8 \]
Calculating this step by step:
- \(-7 + 9 = 2\)
- \(2 + 8 = 10\)
So, \(-7m + 9m + 8m = 10m\).
The simplified expression is:
\[ 10m \]