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What term best describes 3x + 5?algebraic expressionvariablecoefficientnumeric expression

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Answer:

Algebraic expression

Explanation:

Given the sum:


3x+5

• The ,letter x, is referred to as a ,variable,.

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• The ,number beside x, that is, 3 ,is referred to as a ,coefficient.

A combination of these two, 3x will give an algebraic term.

Thus, a sum of the algebraic term, 3x and the constant, 5 is best referred to as an algebraic expression.

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