Subtract 5y - 8 from 2y + 8
To subtract two numbers, we can do it like this:
10 - 4 = 10 + (-4)
That is, add the first number with the second number with its sign changed. For simple numbers, it does not make much difference, but for algebraic expressions, it can help a lot.
To subtract both binomials, we write the first plus the second with changed signs:
2y + 8
-5y + 8
---------------
-3y + 16
The result of the subtraction is -3y+16