In a fruit stall in Nashik, x stands for apples and y for oranges. The owner writes the morning sale as 3xy crates of mixed baskets and the evening sale as 5xy crates. A new worker writes the total as 8x^2y^2. What should the correct total be?

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8xy. 3xy and 5xy are like terms (same variable part xy). Add coefficients: 3 + 5 = 8, keeping xy. Correct total is 8xy, not 8x^2y^2.

In a fruit stall in Nashik, $x$ stands for apples and $y$ for oranges.
The owner writes the morning sale as $3 x y$ crates of mixed baskets and the evening sale as $5 x y$ crates.
A new worker writes the total as $8 x^{2} y^{2}$ .
What should the correct total be?

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More Class 7 Like and Unlike Terms practice

In a fruit stall in Nashik, x stands for apples and y for oranges.The owner writes the morning sale as 3xy crates of mixed baskets and the evening sale as 5xy crates.A new worker writes the total as 8x2y2.What should the correct total be?

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More Class 7 Like and Unlike Terms practice

In a fruit stall in Nashik, $x$ stands for apples and $y$ for oranges.
The owner writes the morning sale as $3 x y$ crates of mixed baskets and the evening sale as $5 x y$ crates.
A new worker writes the total as $8 x^{2} y^{2}$ .
What should the correct total be?