Answer:
(17y/8) - 101 or (17y - 808) / 8
Step-by-step explanation:
Please enclose the fractional coefficient 1/8 inside paretheses:
(1/8)y + 17 + 2y - 118.
Now combine like terms. (1/8)y + 2y comes to (1/8)y + 16y/8 = (17/8)y.
We thus have (17/8)y + 17 - 118. Leaving (17/8)y alone, evaluate 17 - 118:
(17y/8) - 101
You could leave your answer in this form, or combine the terms using the LCD 8:
17y - 808
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