Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise - Page 218: 52

Answer

$$2y+2.$$

Work Step by Step

We simplify by removing the parentheses and then combining the like terms as follows: $$ 10 - (y + 6) + (3y - 2)=10 - y- 6 + 3y - 2\\ =2y+2.$$
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