When solving the equation for p: q=4p-1.

What is the coefficient in front of the q?

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When solving the equation for p: q=4p-1. 

What is the coefficient in front of the q?

pengy120 · Answer

A. -4
 B. -¼
 C. ¼
 D. 4

whpalmer4 · Answer

The coefficient is the number in front.  If there is no number, the coefficient is 1.

whpalmer4 · Answer

Now, before you say "but that's not one of my answer choices!" realize that you have to first solve the equation, THEN you look at the coefficient :-)

pengy120 · Answer

Thank you!!!!

pengy120 · Answer

I forgot what coefficent was, thats all..oops

pengy120 · Answer

hello?

anonymous · Answer

Did you get the answer?

pengy120 · Answer

not yet, they have been typing for a while now..i'm sorta wondering if they are even there

whpalmer4 · Answer

who has been typing for a while now?

whpalmer4 · Answer

can you solve the equation for $p$?  That means get $p = $ on the left side, and everything else on the right side...

anonymous · Answer

Well you have the equation $$q=4p-1$$, first you need to solve the equation for p. Do you know how to do that?

pengy120 · Answer

so add the 4p to the left?

whpalmer4 · Answer

well, you can flip the equation over when you're done; it doesn't matter which side you get the variable alone on.  Mostly, you want to get everything else off the same side as your variable for which you are solving.

$$q = 4p-1$$I might suggest adding 1 to both sides

anonymous · Answer

$$q = 4p -1$$You need to get p by itself , so add 1 to both sides
$$q + 1 = 4p$$ Now you need to get p by itself, so divide both sides by 4.

What do you get when you divide both sides by 4 ?

pengy120 · Answer

q+1/4=p? im so sorry i have no clue

anonymous · Answer

That's almost right, except you forgot to divide q by 4, other than that its correct

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ q }{ 4 }+\frac{ 1 }{ 4 } = p$$

anonymous · Answer

q/4 is that same as $$\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }q$$

pengy120 · Answer

thats what i meant oops

anonymous · Answer

Oh okay, so you under stand how we got that?

pengy120 · Answer

yes i do

anonymous · Answer

Great, now to answer the question "What is the coefficient in front of the q?" coefficient is the number in front of the variable. What's in front of q?

pengy120 · Answer

1/4

anonymous · Answer

That's right!

pengy120 · Answer

so my answer would be C.?

anonymous · Answer

Yeah

pengy120 · Answer

oh, i had the letter choices above in case you didn't see...well, thank you very much! i think i understamd this now, have a good night/day

anonymous · Answer

You're welcome