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  • 03-11-2022
  • Mathematics
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I was trying to simplify 5y - 6 - 7y - 8, I got -2y + 2, which was wrong. I'm not sure what I did wrong.

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GracellaC22572 GracellaC22572
  • 03-11-2022

Given:

[tex]5y-6-7y-8[/tex]

Let's simplify the expression.

To simplify the expression, let's combine like terms.

We have:

[tex]5y-7y-6-8[/tex]

Combine 5y - 7y:

5y - 7y = -2y

Combine -6 and -8:

-6 - 8 = -14

Therefore, the simplified expression is:

[tex]-2y-14[/tex]

ANSWER:

-2y - 14

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