SOLUTION: simplify: -3(5y)-5+4(7y+9)

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Question 345933: simplify: -3(5y)-5+4(7y+9)
Answer by haileytucki(390) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3(5y)-5+4(7y+9)
Multiply -3 by each term inside the parentheses.
-15y-5+4(7y+9)
Multiply 4 by each term inside the parentheses.
-15y-5+28y+36
Since -15y and 28y are like terms, subtract 28y from -15y to get 13y.
13y-5+36
Add 36 to -5 to get 31.
13y+31