When we factor an expression, we first find the greatest common factor of the terms in the expression. Then, we write the expression as the product of the greatest common factor and some other terms.
To demonstrate, let's factor the expression
We start by finding the greatest common factor of and We list the factors of each number and find the greatest number that appears in both lists:
Factors of :
Factors of :
So the greatest common factor of and is
Next, we write each number as a product of the greatest common factor and another factor:
Finally, to factor the given expression we place the greatest common factor outside the parentheses and leave the sum of the other two factors inside the parentheses:
Therefore, the expression factors into
What is the missing number in the following equality?
We need to factor the expression
First, let's find the greatest common factor of and We list the factors of each number, and find the greatest number that appears in both lists:
Factors of :
Factors of :
So the greatest common factor of and is
Next, we write each number as a product of the greatest common factor and another factor:
Finally, to factor the given expression, we place the greatest common factor outside the parentheses and leave the sum of the other two factors inside the parentheses:
So the missing number is
What is the missing number in the following equality?
\[ 4+10=\fbox{$\phantom{0}$}\,(2+5) \]
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a
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$4$ |
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b
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$5$ |
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c
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$6$ |
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d
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$2$ |
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e
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$3$ |
What is the missing number in the following equality?
\[ 3+15=\fbox{$\phantom{0}$}\,(1+5) \]
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a
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$3$ |
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b
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$4$ |
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c
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$2$ |
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d
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$1$ |
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e
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$5$ |
What is the missing number in the following equality?
\[ 16+40=\fbox{$\phantom{0}$}\,(2+5) \]
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a
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$1$ |
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b
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$4$ |
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c
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$16$ |
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d
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$2$ |
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e
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$8$ |
Factor the expression
Let's find the greatest common factor of and We list the factors of each number. Then, we find the largest number that appears in both lists:
Factors of :
Factors of :
So the greatest common factor of and is
Next, we write each number as a product of the greatest common factor and another factor:
Finally, to factor the given expression, we place the greatest common factor outside the parentheses and leave the sum of the other two factors inside the parentheses:
Therefore, the expression factors into
$6+4=$
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a
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$2(3+2)$ |
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b
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$3(1+2)$ |
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c
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$3(4+1)$ |
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d
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$2(1+1)$ |
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e
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$3(1+1)$ |
$9+6=$
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a
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$ 6(3+2)$ |
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b
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$ 6(2+1)$ |
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c
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$ 3(3+2)$ |
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d
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$2(4+3)$ |
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e
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$ 3(4+3)$ |
Factor the expression
First, we find the greatest common factor of and We list the factors of each number, and find the greatest number that appears in both lists:
Factors of :
Factors of :
So the greatest common factor of and is
Next, we write each number as a product of the greatest common factor and another factor:
Finally, to factor the given expression, we place the greatest common factor outside the parentheses and leave the sum of the other two factors inside the parentheses:
Therefore, the expression factors into
$ 25+80=$
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a
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$3(8+16)$ |
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b
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$2(5+18)$ |
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c
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$5(3+8)$ |
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d
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$3(5+8)$ |
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e
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$5(5+16)$ |
$12+16=$
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a
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$6(2+5)$ |
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b
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$4(3+4)$ |
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c
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$3(4+5)$ |
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d
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$4(2+6)$ |
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e
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$2(2+7)$ |
$14+35=$
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a
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$2(7+8)$ |
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b
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$14(1+3)$ |
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c
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$7(3+5)$ |
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d
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$2(7+9)$ |
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e
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$7(2+5)$ |