Question

Hannah wants to rewrite 18+12 using the greatest common factor and the distributive property. Which expression should she write?

Answer 1

6(3+2)

Explanation:

Distributive property:

ab + ac = a(b+c)

where a = greatest common factor (GCF)

GCF of each factor

18 = 2×3×3

12 = 2×2×3

GCF of 18 and 12 = 2×3

= 6

Therefore,

18 + 12 = 6(3) + 6(2)

= 6(3+2)

Where,

6 = a

3 = b

2 = c

ab + ac = a(b+c)