Question

Describing Linear Expressions
Which statements are true about the expression 3 over 4y + 5? Choose two correct answers.

The constant is 5.
The power of y is 3 over 4.
The terms are 3 over 4 and 5.
The expression is linear.
The expression has three terms.

Answer 1

Assuming the expression is (3/4)y + 5:

- The constant is 5. — True (5 is the constant term).
- The expression is linear. — True (it's of the form (constant)·y + (constant), power of y = 1).

False: the power of y is 3/4 (power is 1), the terms are 3/4 and 5 (terms are (3/4)y and 5), and it does not have three terms.

(If you meant 3/(4y) + 5 instead, the expression would not be linear.)