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Subtract -8y from -3y.
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User Szydlovski
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-3y - -8y

two negatives make a positive so you are left with

-3y + 8y = 5y!

hope this helped :)
User Frank Osterfeld
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\qquad \qquad\huge \rm༆ Answer ༄

Here's the solution ~


\qquad \sf \dashrightarrow \: - 3y - ( - 8y)


\qquad \sf \dashrightarrow \: - 3y + 8y


\qquad \sf \dashrightarrow \: 5y

The required result is 5y

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