Simplify the expression and combine like terms

-5(4y-7) + 4(2y+5)

1 answer

first use the distributive property to multiply the terms out:
-20 y + 35 + 8 y + 20
you now have 8-20 y's
which is -12 y
and you have the numbers 35+20 which is 55
so the result is
55 - 12y