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What is the coefficient of a in the expression 5a3 + 9a2 + 7a + 4 ?

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The coefficient is the number that's before the variable and is multiplying the variable.
In 9a2, the coefficient is 9.
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The answer is: "7" .
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(in the term: "7a").
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