Question 8 • Mathematics 8
The like terms 6x²y and x²y combine to make 7x²y, and the constants −3 and −6 combine to make −9. Salina’s answer includes an extra x²y after already writing 7x²y, so she left a term uncombined. Nessa’s expression, 7x²y − 9 + 2xy² + 2xy, has no such extra term.
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