Distributive and Factoring Expressions

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What does GCF mean?

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Greatest Common Factor

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Find the GCF of 21 and 28.

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7

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Factor in simplest form: 6x + 12.

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6(x + 2)

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Which of the following is equivalent to 5(2x + 6)?

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10x + 30

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What is the result of 5(a + 6)?

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5a + 30

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac

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Factor the expression: 12x + 16.

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4(3x + 4)

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What is the first step in factoring an expression?

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Find the GCF of all terms.

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Expand the expression: 3(4x + 5).

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12x + 15

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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To write it as a product of its factors.