Question

Circle terms and simplify each of the following expressions.

Answer 1

Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

a) 2.6  b) -20   c) -44  d) -1494

Step-by-step explanation:

Terms:

A term is a single mathematical expression. It may be a single number (positive or negative), a single variable ( a letter ), several variables multiplied but never added or subtracted. Some terms contain variables with a number in front of them. The number in front of a term is called a coefficient.

a) 3+1.4+(-7)

3+1.4-7

Calculate.

-2.6

Terms:  3, 1.4, -7

b) 50+3(-10)+ 2(-20)

Multiply.

50-30-40

Calculate.

-20

Terms: 50, 3, -10, 2, -20

c) 4+(-50)+2

4-50+2

Calculate.

-44

Terms: 4, -50, 2

d) (4+(-170)) (5+4))

(4-170)+(5+4)

Add.

(4-170)x9

Calculate.

-166x9

Multiply.

-1494

Terms: 4, -170, 5, 4

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