Question

simplify?
-8(3y-2)-(2y+6)-12(y+1)
is it 10y-11?

Answer 1

i multiplied -8 to 3y & 2 which is
-8*3y=24
-8*2=16

Answer 2

then 12 * y
12* 1

Answer 3

oops made a mistake

Answer 4

yes one second

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

-24y + 16 -2y -6 -12y -12

-24y - 2y - 12y - 12 + 16 - 6

-38y -2

Answer 7

tell me if you dont understand something

Answer 8

how did you get -38?

Answer 9

its not -34?

Answer 10

oh wait ur suppose to add?

Answer 11

-8 * 3y = -24y
- * 2y = -2y
-12 * y = -12y

-24y - 2y - 12y = -38y

Answer 12

if you do on a calculater -24 -2 it will give you - 26

Answer 13

how do i know when im suppose to add or subtract?
that gets me really confused cuz it has a subracting sign but then we add?

Answer 14

its pretty much the same as adding as long as you remember to put the minus sign before it

Answer 15

ok well let me try and show you something that might help you

Answer 16

http://www.mathematic.ws/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/number-line.png

Answer 17

when you look at that

if your on lets say -2 on the number line

and you had to do -4

which is the same as -2 -4

you move 4 places to the left

which gives you -6

that should help you understand negative numbers better

Answer 18

yess!

Answer 19

now if we were on -2 on the number line

and we had to do +4

which is the same as -2 + 4

or 4 - 2

and you were on -2 on the number line you would move 4 places to the right

which would give you +2

or 2

Answer 20

i have another question can YOU help me with it? but ima try to answer it & can you let me know if im doing it correctly?

Answer 21

sure open another question

Answer 22

here? or another box?