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Use greatest common factor and the distributive property to write an equivalent expression in factored form.

12ab + 15ab

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Answer: 3ab(4+5)

Explanation:

Find factors between 12ab and 15ab

both terms have variable a.

both terms have variable b.

both numbers 12 and 15 have a greatest common factor of 3.

Meaning the greatest common factor between them is 3ab.

After that, divide each term by 3ab.

3ab/12ab=4

3ab/15ab=5

Use the distributive property to express the equation.

3ab(4+5)

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