“Use the properties to rewrite this expression with the fewest terms possible:3+7(x - y) + 2x - 5y”

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Jpen · Answer 1 · 2023-09-24T18:23:10+0000

Expanding 7(x - y) in the above expression gives

$-5y^{}+2x+7x-7y+3$

adding the like terms (2x+ 7x) and (-5y-7y) gives

$\rightarrow\textcolor{#FF7968}{-12y+8x+3.}$

The last expression is the simplest form we can convert our expression into.