Question

John didn’t simplify the expression below correctly. Here is his work:

-4(y-2)
-4y-8

Correct the mistake that John made to find the correct simplified expression.

Answer 1

Maybe try to do -4 I think, then like multiply I’m

Answer 2

-4y+8

Explanation:

-4(y-2)

here, -4×y-4×-2

so it will be -4y+8

because-,- =+

+,-=- and +,+ =+