First, we do <u>3 (y + 5)</u> because of the parenthesis:
6x − 5y + 2 − 8x + 3y + 15
Since there are no exponents, multiplication ,or division, we will add and subtract. But we have to make sure we <u>combine like terms</u>. X with X's, Y with Y's and constants with constants. And ALWAYS go from left to right