Factoring Linear Expressions

Factoring an expression is the opposite of...

• Multiplying

• Dividing

• Distributing

• Adding

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

"Factors" are...

• Two or more numbers that are multiplied

  together to equal a certain number

• Terms in an expression

• Two or more numbers that are added

  together to equal a certain number

• Groups of numbers and variables together

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

GCF stands for...

• Grand Cayman Federation

• Gaussian Circle Frequency

• Golf Course Flag

• Greatest Common Factor

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of a set of numbers is...

• the smallest factor that all the numbers share

• the largest factor that all the numbers share

• the biggest multiple of the numbers

• the number you get when you add all the numbers together

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

What is the first step when factoring an algebraic expression?

• Add the terms together

• Multiply the terms together

• Find the GCF

• Remove all the variables

Tags

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

What is the second step in factoring algebraic expressions?

• Pull the GCF out front and put the remaining terms in parentheses

• Multiply the GCF by everything

• Add all of the terms together

• Identify a common denominator

Tags

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1