SOLUTION: Can someone help me with finding the "Given expression,indentify the terms,like terms,coeffcients,and constant terms. 4k - 10 - k I soo dont understand this

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Question 85743: Can someone help me with finding the "Given expression,indentify the terms,like terms,coeffcients,and constant terms.
4k - 10 - k
I soo dont understand this
Answer by scianci(186) About Me  (Show Source):
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The terms are 4k , -10 and -k. The coefficients are 4 , -10 and -1, respectively. The 4k and -k are examples of "like terms" and could be combined into a single term, namely 3k [by doing 4k - 1k ; 4 - 1 = 3, so 4k - 1k = 3k]. The '1' in front of the k is normally omitted because it's understood to be there by default, so the -k has a coefficient of -1. The term 'k' would have a coefficient of 1 and could be expressed as 1k.