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Combine like terms. What is a simpler form of the expression

-3(-4y+3)+7y

Combine like terms. What is a simpler form of the expression -3(-4y+3)+7y-example-1

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Answer:

19y+ -9

Explanation:

Write out your expression. Distribute (multiply -3 by the numbers inside the parenthesis you should now have 12y + -9 + 7y. Add the like terms. You should get 19y + -9 or 19y - 9.

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For this case we must simplify the following expression:


-3 (-4y + 3) + 7y

We apply distributive property to the terms within parentheses taking into account that:
- * - = +\\- * + = -

So:


12y-9 + 7y =

We add similar terms and finally we have:


19y-9

ANswer:


19y-9

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