Algebra Examples

$- 3 (y + 2) \cdot 2 - 5 + 6 y$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$(- 3 y - 3 \cdot 2) \cdot 2 - 5 + 6 y$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 3$ by $2$ .

$(- 3 y - 6) \cdot 2 - 5 + 6 y$

Step 1.3

Apply the distributive property.

$- 3 y \cdot 2 - 6 \cdot 2 - 5 + 6 y$

Step 1.4

Multiply $2$ by $- 3$ .

$- 6 y - 6 \cdot 2 - 5 + 6 y$

Step 1.5

Multiply $- 6$ by $2$ .

$- 6 y - 12 - 5 + 6 y$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

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Step 2.1

Combine the opposite terms in $- 6 y - 12 - 5 + 6 y$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Add $- 6 y$ and $6 y$ .

$0 - 12 - 5$

Step 2.1.2

Subtract $12$ from $0$ .

$- 12 - 5$

Step 2.2

Subtract $5$ from $- 12$ .

$- 17$