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Find the greatest common factor of the expression (8 + 12). Rewrite the expression as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor.

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Explanation:

To find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the expression (8 + 12), we need to first simplify the expression by finding the sum, which is 20. Therefore, the GCF of (8 + 12) is simply the GCF of 20, which is 20.

To rewrite the expression as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor, we can factor out the GCF of 4 from both 8 and 12, giving us:

(8 + 12) = 4(2 + 3)

The expression (8 + 12) is thus a multiple of the sum of the whole numbers 2 and 3, which have no common factor.

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