Answer
$5y-17$
Work Step by Step
Distribute the $3$ to obtain:
$=12y-15-(7y+2)$
Distribute the negative to obtain:
$=12y-15 -7y-2$
Combine like terms to obtain:
$=(12y-7y) +(-15-2)
\\=(12-7)y+(-17)
\\=5y - 17$
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 - Review Exercises - Page 98: 44
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