Question

$(y - 1)(y + 3)$

Answer 1

sense there's only a y, you'd assume y is 1 or 1y.

you'd make the 1 a negative 1 to get rid of the subtraction sign.

you'd add together the 2 ys making it 2y. then add -1 + 3, which would be 2.

so, the answer would be 2y + 2.