Question
Simplify the expression
x−2y
Evaluate
61(30x−24y)−81(32x−16y)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
61(30x−24y)
Apply the distributive property
61×30x−61×24y
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
61×30
Reduce the numbers
1×5
Simplify
5
5x−61×24y
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
61×24
Reduce the numbers
1×4
Simplify
4
5x−4y
5x−4y−81(32x−16y)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
81(32x−16y)
Apply the distributive property
81×32x−81×16y
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
81×32
Reduce the numbers
1×4
Simplify
4
4x−81×16y
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
81×16
Reduce the numbers
1×2
Simplify
2
4x−2y
5x−4y−(4x−2y)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
5x−4y−4x+2y
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
5x−4x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(5−4)x
Subtract the numbers
x
x−4y+2y
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Evaluate
−4y+2y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−4+2)y
Add the numbers
−2y
x−2y
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