Question
Answer
$$5(y-2)+2=5y-8$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}5(y-2)+2& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}5y-10+2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}5y-8\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{5} $ by $ \left( y-2\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{5} \cdot \left( y-2\right) = 5y-10 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 5y \color{blue}{-10} + \color{blue}{2} = 5y \color{blue}{-8} $$ |
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