Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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1. Algebraic Expressions
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Exercise 1 Page 92

Terms are separated by + signs.

Terms: y, 10, and - 32y
Like Terms: y and - 32y

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An algebraic expression is a combination of numbers, variables, and mathematical operations. Terms are separated by + signs. With this information in mind, let's identify the terms in the given expression. We will first rewrite it as a sum of terms.

y + 10 - 3/2y ⇓ y + 10 + ( - 3/2y) We can see that the expression has three terms, y, 10, and - 32y. Now that we know the terms, we can figure out which ones are like terms. Remember, like terms are terms that have the same variable and the same exponent. In this case, y and - 32y are like terms.