GCF & Distributive Property

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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 16 and 24?

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

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute the multiplication over addition.

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Use the Distributive Property: 5(2 + 3) = ?

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5(2 + 3) = 5*2 + 5*3 = 10 + 15 = 25.

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What is the product of 0.5 and 3.5?

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0.5 * 3.5 = 1.75.

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If 10 + 20 = 10(1 + __), what is the missing number?

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The missing number is 2.

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How do you apply the Distributive Property to 8(3 + 4)?

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8(3 + 4) = 8*3 + 8*4 = 24 + 32.

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What is the sum of 45 and 6.5?

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45 + 6.5 = 51.5.

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What is a factor?

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A factor is a number that divides another number without leaving a remainder.

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What are the steps to find the GCF of two numbers?

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1. List the factors of each number. 2. Identify the common factors. 3. Choose the largest common factor.