Question

Claudia says that she used the GCF to factor the expression 20x + 100xy as 20(x + 5xy). Is she correct? Explain.

Answer 1

No, She is not correct.

Explanation:

To find the greatest common factor of the expression 20x + 100xy.

Given expression 20x + 100xy.

Let us factor the expression 20x + 100xy.

Now take the common factor in the expression 20x + 100xy.

The common factor is 20x.

So, 20x + 100xy = 20x( 1+ 5y)

But Claudia says that the greatest common factor is 20(x+5xy).

The GCF is wrong.

So, she is not correct.