Question

Medal and Fan Please Help!!!
Simplify the expression:
(4x+8y)-(10x-2y+7)
Choices in Comments!

Answer 1

A.-6x+10y-7
B.-6x+10y+7
C.-6x+6y-7
D.-6x+6y+7

Answer 2

Do you know where to start?

Answer 3

4x+8y-10x+2y-7 solve that

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

-6x+8y+2y-7

Answer 6

that not an option

Answer 7

solve/simplify it

Answer 8

First distribute the negative to the second part

Answer 9

how do u don that?

Answer 10

Its basically multiply all the second part by -1

Answer 11

what is 8+2

Answer 12

10

Answer 13

So -1(10x-2y+7) so the first one is -10x what would be the rest?

Answer 14

the rest is -2y +-7

Answer 15

we know have 10y instead of 8y+2y what is the equation now?

Answer 16

Close -1(-2y) would be +2y because -×- is positive so you have 4x+8y-10x+2y-7 now add like terms

Answer 17

write the equation using 10y we now have -6x+10y-7

Answer 18

X's with x's and y's with y's so you will have?

Answer 19

The answer is A.

Answer 20

Okay DogzCatz, its nice your helping but I would try to explain it too, thats why I had a hard time tracking what what was going on when you were helping me