Intermediate Algebra, Chapter 1, 1.4, Section 1.4, Problem 42

Complete the statement so that the indicated property is illustrated. Simplify the answer if possible.


$\begin{equation} \begin{aligned} 9y - 6y =& \underline{(9 - 6)y = 3y} \qquad \text{(distributive property)} \end{aligned} \end{equation}$