$5 (3 x + 8) (9 + 4)$
Select all of the true statements below.
9 and 4 are like terms.
$(3 x + 8)$ is written as a sum of three terms.
In $3 x, 3$ is a coefficient.
In $(3 x + 8), 3 x$ is a constant.
$3 x$ is a factor.
None of these are true.

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None of these are true.

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Step 1 ： $9$ and $4$ are not like terms.

Step 2 ： $(3 x + 8)$ is written as a sum of two terms, not three.

Step 3 ：In $3 x$ , $3$ is indeed a coefficient.

Step 4 ：In $(3 x + 8)$ , $3 x$ is a term, not a constant.

Step 5 ： $3 x$ is a factor of the given expression.

Step 6 ：None of these are true.