Questions: Simplify to create an equivalent expression. -y-3(-3y+5)

Solution Steps

To simplify the given expression, we need to distribute the -3 across the terms inside the parentheses and then combine like terms. This involves multiplying -3 by each term inside the parentheses and then adding the results to the -y term.

We start with the expression: \[ -y - 3(-3y + 5) \] We distribute \(-3\) across the terms inside the parentheses: \[ -y + 9y - 15 \]

Next, we combine the like terms \(-y\) and \(9y\): \[ (-1y + 9y) - 15 = 8y - 15 \]

Final Answer