If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses

x + 1 - y - 3

Subtract the numbers

x - 2 - y

6 - 4 (x - 2 - y) + 5 y

Expand the expression

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Calculate

- 4 (x - 2 - y)

Apply the distributive property

- 4 x - (- 4 \times 2) - (- 4 y)

Multiply the numbers

- 4 x - (- 8) - (- 4 y)

If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses

- 4 x + 8 + 4 y

6 - 4 x + 8 + 4 y + 5 y

Add the numbers

14 - 4 x + 4 y + 5 y

Solution

More Steps

Evaluate

4 y + 5 y

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(4 + 5) y

Add the numbers

9 y

14 - 4 x + 9 y

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