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Simplify: 1/2(8 - 6y) + 1/5(10y - 25)

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Hey there!

1/2(8 - 6y) + 1/5(10y - 25)


DISTRIBUTE 1/2 & 1/5 WITHIN the PARENTHESES

= 1/2(8) + 1/2(-6y) + 1/5(10y) + 1/5(-25)

= 4 - 3y + 2y - 5

COMBINE the LIKE TERMS

= (-3y + 2y) + (4 - 5)

= -3y + 2y + 4 - 5

= -1y - 1

≈ -y - 1


Therefore, your answer is: -y - 1


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