In the expression 6x, x is what?

2 Answers
May 18, 2018

#6x# in itself is a term...
Here... #x# is a variable that can hold any value... if it was a linear equation in one variable... we'd be able to find out the value

May 18, 2018

#x# is a variable

Explanation:

You could also hear "#x# is a variable quantity"

or, in some contexts, "#x# is an unknown" (or "an unknown quantity").