Question

What is the GCF of (4+16) using the distributive property?

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

The GCF of 4 and 16 is 4.

`(4)/(4) = 1`

`(16)/(4) = 4`

We can rewrite this using the distribute property like so:

`4(1 + 4)`

Using the distribute property:

`= 4 + 16`

`= 20`

We can also add inside the parentheses and multiply we'll get the same answer.

`= 4(5) \\= 20`