Jose combined the like terms in the expression. Marc claims that he made a mistake. Jose's Work negative 8 x squared y minus 17 x y squared plus 12 x y minus 8 plus 5 x squared y minus x y squared minus 12 x y is equal to negative 3 x squared y minus 18 x y squared plus 24 x y minus 8 Jose asks Marc to explain how to fix his error. Which is the best explanation that Marc can give Jose?
Answer
A
Jose, you should have added negative 8 and the two 12 s for the x y terms.
B
Jose, you should have added 12 and negative 12 for the x y terms.
C
Jose, you should have added negative 8 and negative 5 for the for the x squared y terms.
D
Jose, you should have added negative 17 and 1 for the x y squared terms.