Question

Complete the statement to describe the expression ab + cd + ef + gh.The expression consists ofterms, and each term containsfactors.

Answer 1

The expression consists of 4 terms, and each term contains 2 factors.

1) In this expression:

ab +cd + ef +gh

We can make the following definitions:

2) Factors are numbers or letters (in algebra) that we can use to multiply themselves and yields another number.

Terms can be defined as letters, numbers within an expression.

3) Hence, In this expression, we have then:

4 terms: ab, cd, ef, and gh

2 factors per term.

The expression consists of 4 terms, and each term contains 2 factors.