How do you combine like terms in #8y - 9- 6y - 3#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-22T15:02:07

We can rearrange the terms first to make it easier to understand:

#8y-6y-9-3#

Let's work on the y-variables first.

#8-6=2#, so therefore #8y-6y=2y#

Now we have #2y-9-3#.

We can repeat the process with the numbers: #9-3=6#

Since #9-3=6#, the equation becomes #2y-6#.