What Prompted Darwin to Publish His Book Decades After He

question 31

Multiple Choice

What prompted Darwin to publish his book decades after he began writing it?

• A)He had completed the last of his experiments.
• B)He had returned from his voyage around the world.
• C)Wallace, a colleague, was about to publish a similar manuscript.
• D)After years of searching, he finally found a publisher willing to accept it.

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Evaluate

The process of calculating the numerical value of an expression.

Numerical Coefficient

A number that multiplies a variable in an algebraic expression, giving the term its numerical value.

Like Terms

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Collect Like Terms

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