Question

The area of this rectangle is 5x? What does the coefficient 5 mean in terms

of the problem?
width x
length 5x
A. The length is 5 times the width.
B. The total area of the square is 5.
C. The length is 5.
Ma
D. The width is 5 times the length.

Answer 1

A. The length is 5 times the width

Explanation:

When a number is next to a variable, like 5x, it means you multiply the number and letter. So "5x" is really saying 5 · x

Since width is equal to x, the length is 5 times the width.

Answer 2

The answer is A as the width is x and the length is 5x