Consider the expression 40+24 . Find the greatest common factor of the two numbers and use the distributive property to rewrite the expression
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Consider the expression 40+24 . Find the greatest common factor of the two numbers and use the distributive property to rewrite the expression
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Hi there!
The greatest common factor of 40 and 24 is 8.
8 goes into 40 5 times:
8 goes into 24 3 times.
We can rewrite this expression for distribution using the amount of times 8 goes into both numbers:
8(5 + 3)
Using this, we get:
8(5) + 8(3) = 40 + 24.