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So I'm going over terms in math (I teach7th grade) and I want to make sure I get this right.

5 - 7y

Are the terms 5 and 7y, or 5 and -7y?

I find this confusing since I know for certain that the coefficients are 5 and -7.

Also, if I were to rewrite the problem as 5 + (-7y), would the terms then be 5 and -7y?
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butthole666 posted...

Username/post content ratio on point

pls help me lol
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Well TC, really gives weight to that expression, "those who can't do, teach"

TheDarkCircle posted...

Well TC, really gives weight to that expression, "those who can't do, teach"

this is a lame gimmick bro

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parabola_master posted...

5 - 7y

Are the terms 5 and 7y, or 5 and -7y?

The terms are 5 and -7y.
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Manocheese posted...

TheDarkCircle posted...

Well TC, really gives weight to that expression, "those who can't do, teach"

this is a lame gimmick bro

parabola_master is a good guy, GREAT guy

Thanks :)

And thanks for your answer--I found conflicting answers from different sources online (in fact, if you google image search "terms math" you'll get an image that has a different answer)

It makes tons more sense for -7y to be a term rather than -7 since I know you can rewrite subtraction as adding a negative number. Plus it makes my lesson so much easier to teach lol
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