Question

simplify
6(1/2-2/3y)
can somebody help me on this problem

Answer 1

The answer is:

3-4y

Answer 2

You should probably tell her how you got that.... ;P

Answer 3

the simplification is obvious..jus mutiply the terms inside the bracket with 6..

Answer 4

You're probably right that I should show my work. Here it is:

(6)(1/2)=3 because 1/2 of 6 is 3
(6)[(-2/3)(y)]=-4y because -2/3 of 6=-4 and you have a y associated with it.

Therefore, this problem simplifies to 3-4y.

Hopefully, This helps you understand how the answer was arrived at.

Answer 5

but isnt the answer supoose to be a fraction

Answer 6

No, the answer is not supposed to be a fraction because the fractions actually cancel as you can see from the above work I showed. Do you now understand how this worked?

Answer 7

im still confuse,,sorry

Answer 8

6*1/2=6/2=3
6*2/3=12/3=4 but 2/3 is a negative so 4 becomes -4 but again there is a y associated with -2/3 so -4 becomes -4y.

Does this help?