Question

What is the coefficient of the term 12p in the expression 12p+9q?

Answer 1

the answer is 12,
12 is the coefficient because it is the number multiplied by the variable p in the equation

Answer 2

The coefficient of the term 12p in the given expression is, 12

Explanation:

The coefficient is a number infront of a variable.

Given expression:
`12p+9q`

here, p and q are variables.

by definition of coefficient:

In the expression:

Coefficient of the term 9q is 9

and

coefficient of the term 12p is 12.

Therefore, the coefficient of the term 12p in the given expression is, 12