SOLUTION: combine like terms in 5[(3/4)y+(5/3)y-1] and evaluate at y= -3

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Question 897089: combine like terms in 5[(3/4)y+(5/3)y-1] and evaluate at y= -3
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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5[(3/4)y + (5/3)y - 1]
= 5(29y/12 - 1)
= 145y/12 - 5

plug in y = -3:
145(-3)/12 - 5 = -41.25