Question

Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor of 56+32​

Answer 1

8(4 + 7)

Explanation:

56 = 2 · 2 · 2 · 7

32 = 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2

GCF(56, 32) = 2 · 2 · 2 = 8

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

56 + 32 = 8 · 7 + 8 · 4 = 8 · (7 + 4)

Answer 2

`8(7+4)`

Explanation:

apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor of 56+32​

To find out GCF we need to factor the numbers separately

56 can be written as 2 times 2 times 2 times 7

32 can be written as 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 2

Common factor for 56 and 32 is 2 times 2 times 2

So GCF is 8

56+32

GCF is 8. So take out 8 in common

`8((56)/(8) +(32)/(8) )`

`8(7+4)`