How do you simplify $1/4(6+20y)-1/2(19-8y)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-21T21:16:11

$9y-8$

The first step is to distribute the brackets.

$rArr1/4(6+20y)-1/2(19-8y)$

$=6/4+5y-19/2+4y$

collecting like terms.

$9y+3/2-19/2=9y-16/2$

$rArr9y-8" is the simplification"$

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