SOLUTION: I am having trouble understanding this math. Can you please help me with this problem maybe I will understand it. I need to identifi the terms, like terms, coefficients, and cons

Question 104867: I am having trouble understanding this math. Can you please help me with this problem maybe I will understand it.
I need to identifi the terms, like terms, coefficients, and constant terms. Then simplify the expression. I have tried to do it and am not sure I an doing it right. The problem is
-4k - 12 + 3k
The answers I have are Coefficient = 4 and 3 the term = -4k, 12, and 3k
the constant term = 12 the like term is -4k and 3k
to simplify the equation
-4k - 12 + 3k
(-4k) - 12 + (3k)
(-4k + 3k) - 12
(-1k) (-12)
-12k
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Identify the terms, like-terms, coefficients, and constant terms of:
-4k-12+3k
The terms are the monomials separated by a + or a -, so they are:
-4k, -12, 3k Notice that we usually include the sign preceeding the term.
The like-terms are the terms (more than one of them) that have a common variable, in this case it's k, or if there are terms (more than one of them) that have no variable, then those together would be like- terms.
-4k, and 3k
The coefficients are the numbers just in front of the variables.
-4 and 3
Constant terms are those terms that have no variables attached.
-12 is the only constant term, again, notice the negative sign is included.
Simplify: (By the way, it is not an equation but an expression)
-4k-12+3k Combine the like-terms together.
(-4k+3k)-12 this becomes -k-12 when you combine -4k and +3k
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