Question

Simplify 3y – (y + 2x) + x. 2y + 3x 4y – x 2y – x 4y – 3x

Answer 1

Use the distributive property to eliminate parentheses:

... = 3y -y -2x +x

Collect terms:

... = y(3 -1) +x(-2 +1)

... = 2y -x