Question

Factor out the GCF of 18x3y4+24x2y5

(A) 6x3y5(7)

(B) 6(3x3y4+4x2y5)

(C) 6x2y4(3x+4y)

(D) 42x5y9

Answer 1

c

Explanation:

18x³y⁴ = 2 * 3 * 3 * x³ * y⁴

24x²y⁵ = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * x² * y⁵

GCF = 2 * 3 * x² * y⁴ = 6x²y⁴

18x³y⁴ + 24x²y⁵ = 6x²y⁴(3x + 4y)