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How do you factor 5 out of 5x+40

User Zaje
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:okay so you would have to find the x witch is a number and then pull you factor out of that

User Gavin Ballard
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To factor something out you've got to divide, so you would take 5x+40 and divide it all by 5

So, 5x/5= 1x

And, 40/5= 8

Your answer is now x+8 when factored

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