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Rewrite the following expression 15+21 using the GCF and the distribution property?

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Factors:

15 = 1, 3, 5, 15

21 = 1, 3, 7, 21

The GCF is 3

That means that you can take three out of 15 and 21

15/3 = 5

21/3 = 7

so...

3 (5 + 7)

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