Can the -1 in front of - (y - 1) be distributed?

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Yes it can be distributed.

-y+1 would be the equation if distributed because - and - equals a positive.

Brendalee answered Apr 18, 2019

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-1(y-1)

-y+1 would be the simplified version so yes, it can be distributed

I hope this helps

-Ayden

Nurisezgin answered Apr 23, 2019

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