Question

Evaluate. Please show all of your work.
-y – (-2y – 4), for y = -3

Answer 1

plug y=-3 IN PARENTHESIS in

Answer 2

make sure its inparenthesis

Answer 3

(-3)-(-2y - 4)

Answer 4

See thats why in parenthesis the first -3 has another negative outside of it. And the second y should be replaced too

Answer 5

to separate the subtraction and the negative

Answer 6

yes so plug it in and show me what you got

Answer 7

(-3)-(-2(-3)-4)

Answer 8

There is still the extra negative missing outside the first -3

Answer 9

do you see why?

Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

hello u there

Answer 13

he is viewing something else

Answer 14

ok i see it

Answer 15

hope it helped :p

Answer 16

ok so you got it?

Answer 17

kinda

Answer 18

well from where you were with me you just simply everything

Answer 19

which would end up as 3+24

Answer 20

I think... maybe this is how it works:
-y - (-2y-4)
distribute first the - sign,

-y +2y +4 then,
when y=-3

-(-3) +2(-3) +4 =3 - 6 +4

which is = to 1?