Question

Mia has 20 markers, Noah has 25 markers, and Michael has 85 markers. Use the GCF and the

Distributive Property to find the total number of markers Mia, Noah, and Michael have.
Write each number as a product using the GCF as a factor, and apply the Distributive Property.
20 + 25 +85 =
(Use the operation symbols in the math palette as needed.

Answer 1

• 130

Explanation:

Factoring the given numbers:

• 20 = 2*2*5
• 25 = 5*5
• 85 = 5*17

CGF(20,25,85) = 5

The sum of given numbers:

• 20 + 25 + 85 =
• 5*4 + 5*5 + 5*17 =
• 5*(4 + 5 + 17) =
• 5*26 =
• 130