How do you simplify $-3+2/3y-4-1/3y$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-14T06:52:36

$=1/3y -7$

Re-arrange the terms and combine the like terms.

$color(blue)(2/3y -1/3y) color(red)( -3-4)$

$=color(blue)(1/3y)color(red)( -7)$

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