How do I use the GCF and the distributive property to express the sum as a product?

Answer 1

For example we can have 20 and 36. 20=4x5 and 36=4x9. 4x(5+9)=4x5+4x9=20+36=56

Answer 2

40 + 44 = (4 x 10) + (4 x 11) = 4 x 21 = 84

Answer 3

Well, honey, first you find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the numbers you're adding together. Then you use the distributive property to factor out the GCF from each term and express the sum as a product. It's like simplifying a messy equation - just clean it up and show off your math skills.

Answer 4

To express the sum of two numbers as a product using the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and the distributive property, you first find the GCF of the two numbers. Then, you can rewrite the sum as the product of the GCF and the sum divided by the GCF. This utilizes the distributive property to factor out the GCF from the sum. For example, if you have the sum of 12 and 18, the GCF is 6, so you can express the sum as 6*(12+18)/6 = 6*30 = 180.

Answer 5

You factor out the GCF.

For example,

24 + 36 = 12*2 + 12*3 = 12*(2 + 3) = 12*5