Question

How many terms are in this sum?
5x - 6a + 8

Answer 1

....with addition and subtraction you cannot combine x's with anything other than another x....you cannot combine a's with anything other than other a's...you cannot combine a constant number with ANYTHING other than another constant number...see a pattern?

so if you cannot combine ANYTHING here....how many terms will we have?

Answer 2

zero

Answer 3

3

Answer 4

if you cannot combine anything....then the equation stays the same...

if you have 3a + 6x...they cant be combined...so they just stay like that...and you have those 2 terms in the sum


...there you go... with the 3