Question

Use the distributive property to factor the expression below.

5a2b2 - 30ab

Answer 1

The answer is5ab(ab - 6)

= 5ab * ab - 5ab * 6
= 5ab(ab - 6)

You can check it out:
5ab(ab - 6) = 5ab * ab - 5ab * 6 = 5a²b² - 30ab