To write the polynomial in descending order, arrange the terms from the highest to the lowest degree. Simply base on the exponents of the variable x. You have 3, 12, 1 and 7. In descending order, that would be: 12, 7, 3 and then 1. The answer is D.
What is the mean, median, and mode of 6,2,3,4,4,2,8,5,2
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Mean: 4
median: 4
mode: 2
range: 6
Answer:

they're all like terms so we just add and subtract