Question

Use the distributive property to write an expression that is equivalent to 1/2 (8y + (-x) + 12)

Answer 1

Algebra

$\frac{1}{2} (8y - x + 12) = a$

Divide everything by two, or times everything by 1/2.

$4y - \frac{1}{2} x + 6 = a$

This is as far as you could go due to no like-terms.