SOLUTION: In the following expression which item is the coefficient? 4n + 12 * 8 a 12 b 4 c n d 8

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Question 1073276: In the following expression which item is the coefficient?
4n + 12 * 8
a
12
b
4
c
n
d
8
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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We call some variable quantity represented by a symbol a variable (x is a very popular one).
Whatever is multimplied times the variable we call that variable's coefficient.
In this case, 4 is the coefficient of variable n.