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Factor 15x + 35 using Greatest common factor

User Ben Sharpe
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The biggest number that divides equally into 15x and 35 is 5, meaning that 5 is our GCF.


15x + 35 \\ \\ gcf = 5 \\ \\ 5( (15x)/(5) + (35)/(5) ) \\ \\ 5(3x + 7) \\ \\

The answer is: 5(3x + 7).
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