Question

Group the like terms together:
$7x,8xy,12yz,6xz,31z,16yx,44y,31xy.$

• A. $12yz$ and $6xz$
• B. $8xy,6xz$ and $31xy$
• C. $8xy,16yx$ and $31xy$
• D. $8xy$ and $6xz$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $8xy,16yx$ and $31xy$

Like terms are the terms which contain the same variables with the same exponents.

The terms given are $7x,8xy,12yz,6xz,31z,16yx,44y$ and $31xy.$
Hence, among the given terms $8xy,16yx,and31xy$ are like terms.