Determine the degree of each term.
$3b$

• A. $b$
• B. $3$
• C. $1$
• D. $0$

Answer: (C)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Identify the variable(s) in each term. The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables in that term.
2. For the term \$3b\(, note that \)b\( is a variable raised to the first power (since no exponent is written, it is understood to be 1). So, the degree of this term is the exponent of \)b$, which is 1.
3. For the term \(b\), similarly, the variable \(b\) is raised to the first power, so the degree of this term is also 1.
4. For the term \(3\), there are no variables present, only a constant. Constants have a degree of 0 because there are no variable factors.
5. Summarize: The degree of each term is determined by the sum of the exponents of its variables. Constants have degree 0, and variables without explicit exponents have degree 1.