Write the expression 3a+2y+5ay-2y-+-52-3y in simplest form. Then, answer the following questions
using complete sentences.
a. How many terms are in the simplified expression?
b. How many of the terms in the simplified expression are negative?

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The simplified expression is 3a + 5ay - 3y -52 .(a) There are 4 terms in the simplified expression (b) there are 2 negative terms in the simplified expression . In the question , the algebraic expression is given as 3a+2y+5ay-2y-52-3yto simplify it , we first group them in like terms the expression becomes .= 3a [tex]+[/tex] 2y [tex]+[/tex] 5ay -2y - 52 -3y= 3a + 5ay + 2y - 2y - 3y - 52= 3a + 5ay - 3y -52Part(a) the number of terms in the simplified expression is 4 , Part(b) as we can see that the terms -3y and  -52 are negative So , there are 2 negative terms in the expression.Therefore , (a) There are 4 terms in the simplified expression (b) there are 2 negative terms in the simplified expression . The given question is incomplete , the complete question is Write the expression 3a+2y+5ay-2y-52-3y in simplest form. Then, answer the following questions using complete sentences.a. How many terms are in the simplified expression?b. How many of the terms in the simplified expression are negative?Learn more about Algebraic Expression here https://brainly.com/question/22657879#SPJ1