145k views
2 votes
Mr. Phen’s monthly income can be represented by the expression 25x + 120 where x is the number of hours

User Zofren
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Complete Question:

Mr. Phen's monthly income can be represented by the expression 25 x + 120 where x is the number of hours worked. Factor the expression 25 x + 120.

Answer:

The factored expression for 25 x + 120 is 5(5 x+120).

Explanation:

Given expression:

25 x + 120

Write the prime factorisation for the given equation ,


25 x=5 * 5 * x


120=40 * 3=4 * 10 * 3=2 * 2 * 2 * 5 * 3

Mark the common factors from both, so that the G.C.F for that given as

The G.C.F of 25 x and 120 is 5

Therefore, the factored expression for 25 x + 120 is 5(5 x+120).

User TechArcSri
by
8.1k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories