can anyone pls tell me the awnswer to this in the expression 16times + 2times - 5y + 17, which terms are "like terms"? pls help
Sounds like gibberish
you really need to study the topic. It sounds like you meant
16x - 2x - 5y + 17
The x is not "times" ... it is the letter "x" used as a variable name, just like the "y"
Like terms are those with the same variable. In this case, 16x and 2x.
To identify which terms are "like terms" in the expression 16times + 2times - 5y + 17, we need to look for terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same exponent(s).
In this expression, "times" and "y" are variables.
So, let's group the terms accordingly:
16times + 2times - 5y + 17
The terms that have "times" as the variable are 16times and 2times. They both have the same variable "times," so they are like terms.
The term with "y" as the variable is -5y. It is the only term with the variable "y," so it is not like any other term.
Lastly, the constant term in the expression is 17, which does not have any variables. It is also not like any other term.
To summarize, the like terms in the expression 16times + 2times - 5y + 17 are 16times and 2times.