Question

A student wrote that there are two terms in the expression 8p - (9-2q). Complete the explanation o

the student's error.
The terms are
the expression.
and
in the expression, so there are (select) terms in the expression

Answer 1

Explanation:

There are three terms in the expression, two terms are inside the small brackets and one term is outside with all the three terms having -, negative sign between them

8p - (9 - 2q)

= 8p - 9 + 2q