Identify the terms, their coefficients for each of the following expressions: $0.3 a - 0.6 a b + 0.5 b$

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Solution

Step 1: Determine the terms in the expression
An algebraic expression is made up of variables, constants, and arithmetic operations on these entities.
A term can be a number, a variable, or a product of numbers and variables, but not addition and subtraction of these.
Given expression is $0.3 a - 0.6 a b + 0.5 b$ .
The terms in the expression are: $0.3 a$ , $- 0.6 a b$ and $0.5 b$ .
Step 2: Determine the coefficients of the terms
A coefficient is the numerical factor of the term.
The numerical coefficients of the terms are:
$0.3 a \to 0.3 - 0.6 a b \to - 0.6 0.5 b \to 0.5$
Therefore, the terms of the expression are $0.3 a$ , $- 0.6 a b$ and $0.5 b$ and their coefficients are $0.3$ , $- 0.6$ and $0.5$ respectively.

Note:
When the coefficient is $1$ , it is omitted in writing (if variables are present).
When there is a negative sign in front of a term, it means that the numerical coefficient is negative.

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