-3 (5 – 2y) =

Question

how do i go about solving this equation, step by step ?

Answer 1

I assume there is no answer to the right of the = sign. So this is a simplification problem. Get rid of the parentheses by multiplying everything inside the parentheses by -3. Remember that - x - = +:

-3 x 5 - (-3)x 2y = -15 + 6 y.