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Simplify 2/9y(3y-4/7)

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Answer:

2/9y(3y−4/7)

Use the distributive property to multiply

9

2

y by 3y−

7

4

.

9

2

y×3y+

9

2

y(−

7

4

)

Multiply y and y to get y

2

.

9

2

y

2

×3+

9

2

y(−

7

4

)

Express

9

2

×3 as a single fraction.

9

2×3

y

2

+

9

2

y(−

7

4

)

Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6.

9

6

y

2

+

9

2

y(−

7

4

)

Reduce the fraction

9

6

to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

3

2

y

2

+

9

2

y(−

7

4

)

Multiply

9

2

times −

7

4

by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

3

2

y

2

+

9×7

2(−4)

y

Do the multiplications in the fraction

9×7

2(−4)

.

3

2

y

2

+

63

−8

y

Fraction

63

−8

can be rewritten as −

63

8

by extracting the negative sign.

3

2

y

2

63

8

y

Explanation:

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