Question

is 4b+2+7a written as a product of three factors or is it written as a sum of three terms

Answer 1

Do you know what the words product and sum mean? :)

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

Great! So you know that a product is what you get when you multiply and a sum is what you get when you add. So which of those words applies to the given expression? Do we have multiplication or addition signs? :)

Answer 4

addition

Answer 5

Yup. So this is written as a SUM of terms.

Answer 6

okay thank you

Answer 7

Sure ^.^