Question

Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor of 44 + 48

Answer 1

4(11 + 12)

Explanation:

Find the greatest common factor within the two terms, in this case being 4.

Then factor out 4 from the two terms to get your answer.

Answer 2

For this case we have that by definition, the GCF is the biggest factor that divides both numbers without leaving any residue.

We look for the factors of 44 and 48:

44: 1,2,4,11,22

48: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24

Thus, the gcf of both is 4.

So, we have:

`4 (11 + 6)`

Answer:

`4 (11 + 6)`