Question

The numerical factor of a term that contains a variable is called a _____.

• A. algebraic expression
• B. constant
• C. numerical expression
• D. coefficient

Answer 1

The correct option is D coefficient

An algebraic expression is an expression that may contain numbers, operations, and one or more variables.
A variable is a symbol that represents one or more numbers.
Each number or variable by itself, or product of numbers and variables in an algebraic expression, is called a term.
The coefficient is a number that is written along with a variable or it is multiplied by the variable.
A term without a variable is called a constant.

For example, in the algebraic expression $3p+5$, $\text{p}$ is a variable and the number $\text{3}$ that is written along with the variable p is called a coefficient. The number $\text{5}$ is a constant.