document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104867>Question 104867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble understanding this math. Can you please help me with this problem maybe I will understand it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "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 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4k - 12 + 3k <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answers I have are Coefficient = 4 and 3 the term = -4k, 12, and 3k <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the constant term = 12 the like term is -4k and 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to simplify the equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4k - 12 + 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-4k) - 12 + (3k)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-4k + 3k) - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1k) (-12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -12k </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76301 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76301\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the terms, like-terms, coefficients, and constant terms of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4k-12+3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The terms are the monomials separated by a + or a -, so they are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4k, -12, 3k Notice that we usually include the sign preceeding the term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4k, and 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The coefficients are the numbers just in front of the variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4 and 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Constant terms are those terms that have no variables attached.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12 is the only constant term, again, notice the negative sign is included.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify: (By the way, it is not an equation but an expression)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4k-12+3k Combine the like-terms together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-4k+3k)-12 this becomes -k-12 when you combine -4k and +3k </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );