Provide an appropriate response.
-Which of these numbers or variables are called factors: 2 · x = 2x ?"
A) 2 and 2x
B) 2, x, and 2x
C) 2 and x
D) 2

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Factors are numbers or variables that are multiplied together to get a product. In this equation, 2 and x are being multiplied together to get 2x, so they are the factors. Factors are numbers or variables that multiply together to form a product. In this case, the numbers or variables that multiply together are 2 and x, making C the correct answer. The 2x is not a factor, but rather the product of the factors 2 and x.

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