Solve Momentum Expectation Change w/ Ehrenfest's Thm

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If I had a hamiltonian of the form iA(p + c), where A is a constant matrix, p the momentum operator and c an ordinary constant how do I find the time rate of change of the expectation momentum value?
I've tried using Ehrenfest's theorem but I don't understand whether in [p,H], I should treat p as an operator or as an ordinary number? Could someone please make this clearer to me? Thanks.
 
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