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Represent the greatest common factor of 36 and 8 using the distributive property

36 + 8 =
0 4x(9+2)
O2 x (18+4)
O 8x (5+2)
0 11 x (3+1)

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36/4= 9, 8/4= 2 a is correct

36/2=18, 8/2= 4 b is correct however wrong because it is the simplest distribution

36/8= 4.5, 8/8= 1 c is incorrect

36/11= 3.27, 8/11= .73 d is incorrect.

Answer is 4x(9+2)
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