Question

Simplify the expression below.

–(–7y + 12)

Answer 1

Do you know how to distribute?

Answer 2

7y-12

Answer 3

7y-12

Answer 4

-1(-7y + 12)
= 7y + ( - 12)
= 7y - 12

Answer 5

The reason why it's 7y-12
is because they distribute the negative sign.

Which essentially means multiply everything by the negative and when you do that it just switches the sign.

Answer 6

first distribute,

multiplication of the same signs is always positive (like (-)(-) and (+)(+)) and multiplication of the opposite is (like (-)(+) or vice versa).

so :

–(–7y + 12)

you have this:

(–1)(–7y + 12)

which is "

(–1)(–7y ) + (-1)(+12)

(-)(-) = + and (-)(+) = -

7y - 12

Answer 7

multiplication of the same signs is always positive (like (-)(-) and (+)(+)) and multiplication of the opposite is always negative (like (-)(+) or vice versa). :))