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An expression is shown below.

20x + 35y

What is the greatest common factor of the
terms 20x and 35y?

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

They do not have the common factor of x or y, so not them.

The GCF is 5, Both numbers can be divded by 5:

20x/5 = 4x

35y/5 = 7y

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The greatest common factor is 5
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