SOLUTION: equivalent expression with out parentases -(-9+8y)

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Question 213484: equivalent expression with out parentases -(-9+8y)
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Equivalent expression with out parenthesis -(-9+8y)

Step 1. Think of the - sign outside the parenthesis as -1 and then distribute.

Step 2. -(-9+9y)=(-1)*(-9+8y)=(-1)*(-9)+(-1)*(8y)=9-8y

I hope the above steps were helpful.

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