Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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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: 126

Answer

$14y-15$

Work Step by Step

Use the distributive property to find: $=20y-12-6y-3$ Rearrange and group like terms, and then simplify using the distributive property to find: $=(20y-6y)+(-12-3) \\=(20-6)y+(-15) \\=14y-15$
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