Determine the degree of each term.
$8p^4{q}^3$

• A. $3$
• B. $4$
• C. $12$
• D. $7$

Answer: (D)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Identify the variables and their exponents in the term. For the term \$8p^4q^3\(, the variables are \)p\( and \)q$ with exponents 4 and 3 respectively.
2. Recall that the degree of a term with multiple variables is the sum of the exponents of all variables in that term.
3. Add the exponents of the variables: \$4 + 3$.
4. For constant terms like \$3\(, \)4\(, and \)12$, note that they have no variables, so their degree is 0.
5. Summarize: The degree of \$8p^4q^3\( is the sum of the exponents of \)p\( and \)q$, while the degree of constants is 0.