Expanding Brackets with Negatives

📘 Part of a Structured Algebra Learning System.

Designed for Grades 6–8 students learning algebra step-by-step.

Expanding brackets with negatives means multiplying negative numbers through brackets carefully while applying sign rules correctly.

The negative number must be multiplied by every term inside the brackets.

Simplify: -2(y + 3)

Multiply −2 by each term inside the brackets: (−2 × y) + (−2 × 3)

-2(y + 3) -2y – 6

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