y/2 - 6 + yrjbrooks wrote:Can someone tell me how the answer went from y/2-6+y to 3y/2-6? Thanks.
put the "y"s side by side:
y/2 + y - 6
get a common denominator of "2":
y/2 + 2y/2 - 6
add up the "y" terms:
3y/2 - 6
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put the "y"s side by side:
y/2 + y - 6
get a common denominator of "2":
y/2 + 2y/2 - 6
add up the "y" terms:
3y/2 - 6
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