Factoring Expressions Mastery Challenge

What is the first step in factoring an expression?

• Subtracting the terms

• Identifying the greatest common factor

• Finding the least common multiple

• Adding the terms together

What is the GCF of 21 and 6?

• 3

• 7

• 2

• 6

When factoring 4x + 16, what is the GCF?

• 16

• 2

• 4

• 8

After factoring out the GCF from 4x + 16, what is left inside the parentheses?

• x + 16

• 4 + x

• 4x + 4

• x + 4

How do you check if your factored form is correct?

• By subtracting the terms

• By multiplying the terms

• By adding the terms

• By redistributing and comparing to the original expression

What is the GCF of 21 and 9?

• 7

• 1

• 9

• 3

What is the factored form of 21x + 9?

• 9(21x + 3)

• 3(21x + 9)

• 7(3x + 3)

• 3(7x + 3)

What is the GCF of 10 and 25?

• 2

• 5

• 25

• 10

What is the factored form of 10x + 25?

• 5(10x + 25)

• 2(5x + 12.5)

• 10(x + 2.5)

• 5(2x + 5)

What operation is used to factor an expression?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division