Question
Simplify the expression
14x−28y−13
Evaluate
9(x−2y)×2−4(x−2y)−13
Multiply the terms
18(x−2y)−4(x−2y)−13
Expand the expression
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Calculate
18(x−2y)
Apply the distributive property
18x−18×2y
Multiply the numbers
18x−36y
18x−36y−4(x−2y)−13
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−4(x−2y)
Apply the distributive property
−4x−(−4×2y)
Multiply the numbers
−4x−(−8y)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−4x+8y
18x−36y−4x+8y−13
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
18x−4x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(18−4)x
Subtract the numbers
14x
14x−36y+8y−13
Solution
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Evaluate
−36y+8y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−36+8)y
Add the numbers
−28y
14x−28y−13
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