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What word describes the 2 in the expression 2x +m?

A. coefficient
B. sum
C. variable
D. term

User Kelsier
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the words that describes the 2 in this expression would be a coefficient
User Ismael Terreno
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A. Coefficient

The number before a variable is called a coefficient. The sum is the addition of two numbers, the variable is the letter or the unknown number, and the term would be the coefficient and the variable together, so “2x” would be the term. I believe that’s right.
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