39.8k views
1 vote
Simplify the expression
- (-x + y - 1)

2 Answers

4 votes
When only multiplying by a negative you are basically just changing every sign. So a negative times a negative is positive and a positive times a negative is negative.

You should get (x-y+1)
User Stromwerk
by
5.1k points
0 votes

All you need to do is to substitute the negative to the numbers inside parentheses.

Answer: x-y+1

User MatDobek
by
5.5k points