Answer
y-3
Work Step by Step
Use the distributive property to get rid of the parenthesis and then combine like terms to simplify the expression.
5(3y-1)-(14y-2)
5(3y)+5(-1)-1(14y)-1(-2)
15y-5-14y+2
(15y-14y)+(-5+2)
y-3
Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-805-9
Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 85: 96
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