Question

Find and describe the mistake in this equation. can someone help

Answer 1

Answer: The distribution of -2(7 - y) is incorrect. They came out with -14 -2y.

It should have been -14 + 2y

At the end, it would have been a division by +2 , so the solution would be y=3

Explanation:

The product of multiplying a negative number by a negative number is a positive number.

Answer 2

i think it would be -14 + 2y so the mistake was making the 2y negative

Explanation:

Negative times negative = positive