Answer
$8y-12$
Work Step by Step
Use the distributive property to find:
$=15y-10 -7y-2$
Rearrange and group like terms, and then simplify using the distributive property to find:
$=(15y-7y)+(-10-2)
\\=(15-7)y+(-12)
\\=8y-12$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 28: 125
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