Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression −6y−3y+6y−4. Like terms are terms that contain the same variable raised to the same power. Here, −6y, −3y, and +6y are like terms, while −4 is a constant term and does not have a like term to combine with.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms −6y, −3y, and +6y.−6y−3y+6y=(−6−3+6)y=(−9+6)y=−3y
Write Simplified Expression: Write down the simplified expression by including the constant term −4.The simplified expression is −3y−4.
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