6y - 3g + 2y - 4g Rearrange the terms to get the ones with y together and the ones with g together 6y + 2y - 3g - 4g Factor y out of the first two terms and -g out of the last two: y(6+2) - g(3+4) Add 6+2 and get 8. Add 3+4 and get 7 y(8) - g(7) Put the number left of the letter using the commutative principle 8y - 7g The others are done the same way. -------------------------------- Edwin