SOLUTION: I need to simplify the expression by combining like terms -2/3(y-11x)-1/6y i know you need to distrubute but it gets so complex i know i'm doing something wrong please help, i

Question 120445This question is from textbook Elmentary Algebra
: I need to simplify the expression by combining like terms
-2/3(y-11x)-1/6y
i know you need to distrubute but it gets so complex i know i'm doing something wrong please help, i ask for help more than two hours ago now if someone could please reply it would really heelp thanks This question is from textbook Elmentary Algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression

Distribute among the terms in the parenthesis

Multiply and to get

Multiply and to get

Group like terms

Convert into

Combine the fractions

Combine the numerators

So simplifies to

In other words,
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