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How can you best rearrange the terms in the following expression to create an equivalent expression that would be easier to simplify? −4(y−5)+2y−77
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How can you best rearrange the terms in the following expression to create an equivalent expression that would be easier to simplify?

−4(y−5)+2y−77

User Asnad Atta
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Answer:

-4y + 20 + 2y - 77

Explanation:

  1. Apply the distributed property, so it now looks like this: -4y -(-20) + 2y-77
  2. Simplify: -4y + 20 + 2y - 77

I hope this helps!

User M Afham
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the correct answer is -2y-57
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