Question

2y-8+4y what is equal to this please help thanks

Answer 1

`6y - 8`

Or

`2(3y - 4)`

Explanation:

The given expresion is 2y-8+4y.

We want to find an expression that is equal to 2y-8+4y.

We need to group like terms to obtain:

`2y + 4y - 8`

We can now combine the like terms to get:

`2y + 4y - 8`

`6y - 8`

We can factor 2 to obtain:

`2(3y - 4)`