15xy - 4 + 2xy - 7xy - 1

10xy-5

Step-by-step explanation:

15xy-4+2xy-7xy-1 is the given expression.

I assume the directions say to simplify.

Group the xy terms together and group the constants together.

15xy+2xy-7xy-4-1

This is a demonstration of the commutative property.

Now I will use the distributive property to rewrite the first 3 terms as a multiplication:

(15+2-7) xy-5

10xy-5