Question

16w+2 simplified

Factor the expression by the greatest common factor

Answer 1

Hello.

Remember that factoring is the opposite of distributing.

Factoring looks like this:

ab+ac=a(b+c)
`\longmapsto` factor out the greatest common factor

In this case, the Greatest Common Factor is

2

Now, divide both terms of the expression by 2.

2(8w+1)

Is this right? We can easily check by using the Distributive Property and distributing 2. Then, we can compare both expressions and see if we ended up with the original expression.

16w+2

See? We have the original expression.

I hope it helps.

Have an awesome day.

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Answer 2

2(8w + 1)

Explanation:

Look on either side of the plus sign. What ever you see that is common is a common factor. In this case it is also the greatest common factor.

2 appears on both sides of the plus sign.

2(16w/2 + 2/2)