Answer:
(-1 (3 y + 17))/2
Explanation:
Simplify the following:
y/4 - (1 + 3/4) y - 12 + 1/2 + 1 + 2
Put 1 + 3/4 over the common denominator 4. 1 + 3/4 = 4/4 + 3/4:
y/4 - 4/4 + 3/4 y - 12 + 1/2 + 1 + 2
4/4 + 3/4 = (4 + 3)/4:
y/4 - (4 + 3)/4 y - 12 + 1/2 + 1 + 2
4 + 3 = 7:
y/4 - 7 y/4 - 12 + 1/2 + 1 + 2
Put each term in y/4 - (7 y)/4 - 12 + 1/2 + 1 + 2 over the common denominator 4: y/4 - (7 y)/4 - 12 + 1/2 + 1 + 2 = y/4 - (7 y)/4 - 48/4 + 2/4 + 4/4 + 8/4:
y/4 - (7 y)/4 - 48/4 + 2/4 + 4/4 + 8/4
y/4 - (7 y)/4 - 48/4 + 2/4 + 4/4 + 8/4 = (y - 7 y - 48 + 2 + 4 + 8)/4:
(y - 7 y - 48 + 2 + 4 + 8)/4
Grouping like terms, y - 7 y - 48 + 2 + 4 + 8 = (y - 7 y) + (4 + 2 + 8 - 48):
((y - 7 y) + (4 + 2 + 8 - 48))/4
y - 7 y = -6 y:
(-6 y + (4 + 2 + 8 - 48))/4
4 + 2 + 8 - 48 = -34:
(-34 - 6 y)/4
Factor -2 out of -6 y - 34:
(-2 (3 y + 17))/4
The gcd of -2 and 4 is 2, so (-2 (3 y + 17))/4 = ((2 (-1)) (3 y + 17))/(2×2) = 2/2×(-(3 y + 17))/2 = (-(3 y + 17))/2:
Answer: (-1 (3 y + 17))/2