Answer:
Option (C)
Explanation:
To simplify an expression, we can combine like terms. For this expression, there are two pairs of like terms, one-fourth y and five-twelfths y, and the constants negative seventeen and six.
To combine the fractions, we can find the least common denominator, twelve, so we can rewrite the fraction as three-twelfths.
Now combine the like terms to get eight-twelfths y minus eleven, which simplifies to two-thirds y minus eleven.