Distributive and Factoring Expressions

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What does GCF mean?

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Greatest Common Factor

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Simplify the expression: 5(a + 6)

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5a + 30

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Simplify the expression: 8(5 + w)

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40 + 8w

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What is the GCF of 24 and 30?

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6

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What is the GCF of 15 and 36?

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3

Front

What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac

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What is the first step in factoring an expression?

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Find the GCF of the terms.

Front

Factor the expression: 12x + 8

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4(3x + 2)

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To reduce it to its simplest form.

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What is the result of 3(2 + 4)?

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