Question

Before simplifying, how many terms are there in the expression 2 x - 5 y + 3 + x ?

Answer 1

For this case we have the following expression:

`2 x - 5y + 3 + x`
Before simplifying we have 4 terms in the expression:
Two terms of the variable x.
One Term of the variable y.
One term constant.
After simplifying we have:

`3x - 5y + 3`
Only three terms:
One Term of the variable x.
One Term of the variable y.
One term constant.
Answer:
There are 4 terms in the expression before simplifying