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What is the coefficient of the term 9y, in the expression 5+9y?

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A coefficient is the number next to the variable. Their is only one variable: y
So the number next to y is 9
The answer is that 9 is the coefficient.
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A coefficient is a number beside a variable. So they coefficient in 9y, is simply 9.
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