Identify GCF: Identify the greatest common factor (GCF) of the terms in the expression. The terms are 50 and −30x. The GCF of 50 and 30 is 10.
Factor out GCF: Factor out the GCF from each term in the expression. This means we divide each term by 10 and multiply by 10 outside the parentheses. So, the expression becomes 10(5−3x).
Check for further factorization: Check to see if the expression inside the parentheses can be factored further. The expression inside the parentheses is 5−3x, which cannot be factored further since there is no common factor for 5 and 3x other than 1.
Write final factored form: Write down the final factored form of the expression. The completely factored form of the expression is 10(5−3x).
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