Question

Which of the following is the coefficient in the algebraic expression 2x+y^4?

A. 4
B. y
C. 2
D. x

Answer 1

2 is the corfficient of 2x

Answer is C

Answer 2

Hello, there!


A coefficient is a number that comes before a variable and is used to multiply the variable.

A variable can never be a coefficient, so we already know that the answer cannot be B or D.

Now we are left with A and C. 4 is the exponent, not the coefficient, so the answer can't be A.

So, we are left with C. 2 multiplies x and comes before x. Therefore, our answer is C.


I hope I helped!

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~ Zoe