Factoring Box Method

Given the trinomial What would go in the two blanks?

• -5 and 2

• -3 and 0

• -3 and 2

• none of these

Given the trinomial What numbers would go in the two blanks?

• 3 and 8

• 2 and 12

• -6 and -4

• 6 and 4

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the two blanks?

• -2 and 8

• 2 and -8

• 4 and 4

• -4 and 4

• 2 and 10

• -2 and 10

• -4 and 5

• 4 and 5

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the two blanks?

• 3 and 4

• -3 and 4

• 2 and 6

• -2 and 6

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the yellow blank?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 9

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the yellow blank?

• -2

• -4

• -8

• -16

Select which monomial belongs in the last box:

• 1

• 4x

• -16

• 6

Answer explanation

The correct choice is -16 because a monomial is a single term with a coefficient and variable. -16 fits this definition as it is a constant term without a variable.

What is the GCF of the highlighted row:

• 2x

• x

• 6

• 3

Answer explanation

The GCF of the highlighted row is 3 because it is the greatest common factor of the numbers in the row.

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

What is the GCF of the highlighted column:

• 3

• x

• 5

• 5x

Answer explanation

The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the highlighted column is 5, as it is the largest number that can divide evenly into all the numbers in the column.

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1