1. Combine all of the like terms so that you can simplify it, if they are not combined already. 2. Drop all of the constants and coefficients, the constant terms are all of the terms that are not attached to the variable. 3. Put the term in decreasing order of their exponents. 4. Find the power o the largest term. 5. Identify the degree of the polynomial. 6. Know that the degree of a constant is zero.
If A, B, and C are in the ratio of 2:3:5 and they are each getting some amount of money in that ratio, then to find the total amount of money they split is found in Ax + Bx + Cx and we need to solve for x. What we are told is that the smallest share = 210 and obviously A is the smallest share. Therefore,
