How do you simplify $1/2(10y-14)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-14T18:28:39

$5y - 7$

$1/2(10y-14)$

To simplify this, use the distributive property:
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Following this image, we know that:
$color(blue)(1/2(10y-14) = (1/2 * 10y) + (1/2 * -14) = 5y - 7)$

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