Expanding 7(x - y) in the above expression gives
[tex]-5y^{}+2x+7x-7y+3[/tex]adding the like terms (2x+ 7x) and (-5y-7y) gives
[tex](-5y-7y)+(2x+7x)+3[/tex][tex]\rightarrow\textcolor{#FF7968}{-12y+8x+3.}[/tex]The last expression is the simplest form we can convert our expression into.
