each week, Alfonso earned $85 for every shift he works at the theater and $15 for every dog-walking job. He uses the expression 85x + 15 y to keep track of his earnings. How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know?

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Roger Parks

11 April, 10:29

each week, Alfonso earned $85 for every shift he works at the theater and $15 for every dog-walking job. He uses the expression 85x + 15 y to keep track of his earnings. How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know?

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Mckenzie Peters · Answer 1

In Algebra a term is either a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together. There are two terms in this expression, and i know this because terms are separated by a + or - sign.