Question

multiple-choice question
there are like terms on ______.
$8x - 6x - 3 = -17$

• the left side of the equation
• the right side of the equation
• both sides of the equation

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Explanation:

Like terms are terms with the same variable (or constant terms). In the equation \(8x - 6x - 3=-17\), the left - hand side has \(8x\) and \(- 6x\) which are like terms (both have the variable \(x\) with degree 1). The right - hand side has only \(-17\) (a constant term) and there are no other terms to be like terms with. So like terms exist on the left side of the equation.

Answer:

the left side of the equation