Question

Define the terms factor and quantity. Then for the expression −3(4+x)(z−2−y), list all of the factors, and specify which are quantities.

Answer 1

A factor are numbers or variables that can be being multiplied to each other to get another number. A factor is a quantity which is used to multiply or divide another quantity to indicate a measurement difference

A quantity is the total number or amount and it is the subject in a given mathematical operation

In the expression, -3×(4 + x)×(z - 2 - y), the factors are;

-3, (4 + x), and (z - 2 - y)

The quantities are the values that are subject to the mathematical operations including;

3, 4, x, z, 2, and y

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