Jill simplified the expression shown.4x – 2y – x + 5y – 8What is the coefficient of the x-term of the fully simplified expression?

Combine the x-terms: 4x − x = 3x. The y-terms combine to 3y, and the constant −8 stays the same, so the simplified expression is 3x + 3y − 8. The coefficient of the x-term is 3, choice A.

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