Exercise 45 Page 226

We want to simplify the given expression. To do it, we will use the Distributive Property to factor out y from the variable terms.

2/3y+1/6y+y

IdPropMult

Identity Property of Multiplication

2/3y+1/6y+1y

FactorOut

Factor out y

(2/3+1/6+1)y

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Evaluate

ExpandFrac

a/b=a * 2/b * 2

(2*2/3*2+1/6+1)y

Multiply

Multiply

(4/6+1/6+1)y

AddFrac

Add fractions

(4+1/6+1)y

AddTerms

Add terms

1 56y