Answer:
-x + 23y
Step-by-step explanation:
-2(3x - 4y) + 5(x+3y)
Expand the brackets.
-6x + 8y + 5x + 15y
Rearrange.
- 6x + 5x +8y + 15y
Add or subtract like terms.
- 1x + 23y
[tex] - x + 23y[/tex]
[tex] - 2(3x - 4y) + 5(x + 3y) \\ - 6x + 8y + 5x + 15y \\ - 6x + 5x - 8y + 23y \\ = - x + 7y[/tex]
