Question

Write an equivalent expression without parentheses and combine terms if possible 7(y + 7) - 11y

Answer 1

7(y+7)-11y
7y+49-11y

18y+49

Answer 2

-4y +49

Explanation:

Use the distributive property to eliminate parentheses. Then combine like terms.

7(y +7) -11y

= 7y +7·7 -11y

= y(7 -11) +49

= -4y +49