Factoring Using GCF

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What does GCF stand for?

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GCF stands for Greatest Common Factor, which is the largest factor that two or more numbers share.

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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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To find the GCF, list the factors of each number and identify the largest factor that appears in both lists.

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Factor 24x - 64 using the GCF.

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8(3x - 8)

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the GCF of 28ab and 42b?

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14b

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What is the opposite of factoring?

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The opposite of factoring is expanding, which involves distributing a factor across terms.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Factor 12x - 40 using the GCF.

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4(3x - 10)

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the GCF of 12 and 30?

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6

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Factor 17x - 51 using the GCF.

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17(x - 3)

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the GCF of 18 and 24?

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6

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3