How do you know when a number is being multiplied by a variable?

A coefficient is a number multiplied by a variable.

its being multiplied by a variable when it is being multiplied by a letter

Step-by-step explanation:

a variable is a symbol, usually a letter, that represents a number

Ex.

x in 5x (5 times x)

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet