Question

In the equation 0.5x - 8 = 1.5, the decimal coefficient is

Answer 1

We have been given an equation $0.5x - 8 = 1.5$. We are asked to find the decimal coefficient of the equation.

We know that coefficient of an equation is the number multiplied by variable.

We can see that $-8$ and 1.5 are constants for our given equation.

We can see that variable of our given equation is $x$. We can also see that $x$ is being multiplied by 0.5, therefore, 0.5 would be the decimal coefficient of our given equation.