Question

Use the expression 5(6 + 4x) to answer the following:

Part A: Describe the two factors in this expression. (4 points)

Part B: How many terms are in each factor of this expression? (4 points)

Part C: What is the coefficient of the variable term? (2 points)

Answer 1

@misssunshinexxoxo

Answer 2

How many letter you see in this? just x right?

Answer 3

yeah

Answer 4

wait no

Answer 5

The x signifies multiplication

Answer 6

5(6 + 4x)

Answer 7

Oh Letter.
i misread

Answer 8

Only one X

Answer 9

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=+5%286+%2B+4x%29

check this

Answer 10

\(a(b+c)\) has two factors, namely \(a\) and \(b+c\)

there is one term in the factor \(a\)

there are two terms in the factor \(b+c\)

Answer 11

Part C: is confusing. 5(6 + 4x), one on first look say "4" , but when simplified it would be "20" I just wonder what the problem writer wanted for an answer....
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