Find the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor of 55 + 35

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Igor Kulagin · Answer 1 · 2020-05-19T08:07:03+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

55 = 5 · 11

35 = 5 · 7

GCF(55, 35) = 5

The distributive property a(b + c) = ab + ac

Therefore

55 + 35 = 5 · 11 + 5 · 7 = 5 · (11 + 7)