6.NS.4

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What is the greatest common factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder.

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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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List the factors of each number and identify the largest factor they have in common.

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What is the distributive property in mathematics?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute a number across a sum.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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How can you use the distributive property to simplify expressions?

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By breaking down a sum into products, making calculations easier.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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If you have 36 and 48 cookies, how do you find the GCF?

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List the factors: Factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36; Factors of 48 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48. The GCF is 12.

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What is an example of using the GCF in real life?

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Dividing items into equal groups, like cookies into containers.

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What does it mean to rewrite an expression using the distributive property?

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It means to express the sum as a product of a common factor and a simplified sum.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

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How do you apply the distributive property to 3(9 + 4)?

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You can rewrite it as (3 x 9) + (3 x 4).

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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What is the first day Juanita will both run and swim if she runs every third day and swims every fifth day?

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The first day is the least common multiple (LCM) of 3 and 5, which is 15.

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How do you find the least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers?

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List the multiples of each number and find the smallest multiple they have in common.