Question

What are the like terms in the expression below? 3x+8 +3y+8x

Answer 1

3x and 8x

You see 3x and 8x are both like terms because they both have x

but..

The other 3 does not have a x it has a y

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Answer 2

3x and 8x

Explanation:

They both share the same variable unlike 8 and 3y which have different variables. Once simplified, the expression should equal 11x + 8 + 3y