Question

Van said, "The expression y-r is equivalent to the expression -(x - y)." Do you agree with Van? A. Agree, because – in front of the parentheses means to use the Distributive Property to multiply by -1. Then use the Commutative Property. B. Agree, because – in front of the parentheses means to subtract everything in the parentheses, which changes the signs. Then, use the Commutative Property. C. Disagree, because the order of the variables cannot be changed with subtraction. D. Disagree, because it depends on the value of the variables. Ο Α B с OD

Answer 1

C. Disagree, because the order of the variables cannot be changed with subtraction.

Explanation:

We operate the expression and we are left with

`y-x=-(-y+x)`