Question

WILL MEDAL
Identify the like terms.

–4a, –3b, 4b, 3

A.
–4a and 4b

B.
–3b and 3

C.
–3b and 4b

D.
–4a and –3b

Answer 1

Any ideas?
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Answer 2

ok im back... your answer will b B

Answer 3

i mean c lol

Answer 4

Recall the definition of like terms:

Two monomials that are exactly alike or are the same except for their numerical coefficients.

Answer 5

the reason is because b is the common term not the negative

Answer 6

The -3 doesn't matter because it's a numerical coefficient.

Answer 7

if you have 4 of something and another 5 of that same thing, you can combine the quantity of that thing, to 9 of em


if the things are different you can't tally them up together , a and b stay seperate, so does the constant numbers

Answer 8

The definition says

they must be the exactly the same
or
are the same except for the number in front.

Answer 9

Remember that a monomial is just a product of a numerical and one or more variables.

Answer 10

Any questions?
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Answer 11

The complete definition of a monomial is a numerical, a variable, or the product of a numeral and one or more variables.
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