whats -2y+3(4-y)=12-5y?
-2Y+(12-3Y)=12-5y
-5Y+12=12-5Y
0=0
i do not like reading but now i am sleepy all day and need help with my reading homework
as Maricela showed, the left side = right side.
So it is an identity and true for any value of y you choose.