Q. Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor.22c+33d=_______
Identify GCF of coefficients: Identify the greatest common factor (GCF) of the coefficients 22 and 33. To find the GCF of 22 and 33, we list the factors of each number: Factors of 22: 1, 2, 11, 22 Factors of 33: 1, 331, 11, 33 The greatest common factor of 22 and 33 is 11.
Use distributive property: Use the distributive property to factor out the GCF from the expression 22c+33d. We can write the expression as a product of the GCF and the remaining terms: 22c+33d=11(2c)+11(3d) Now, we factor out the 11: 22c+33d=11(2c+3d)
Check factored expression: Check the factored expression to ensure that when the distributive property is applied, we get the original expression.11(2c+3d)=11×2c+11×3d=22c+33dThe factored expression is correct and matches the original expression.
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