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Dillon says that 4b and -2b are not like terms because 4b is positive and -2b is negative. Is he correct? Explain.
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Dillon says that 4b and -2b are not like terms

because 4b is positive and -2b is negative. Is he
correct? Explain.

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He is wrong because as long as they have the same terms/ variables behind the number it doesn’t matter about if it is positive or negative
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