FACTORING ax + ay = a(x + y)
Think Distributive property backwards
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Problem 1
3x + 3y
Problem 2
5x - 25
Problem 3
ax - ay
Problem 4
2 2x
- 10x
Problem 5
2y x
-
2 3x
Problem 6
2z x
+
2z2 y
Problem 7
8x - 16y
Problem 8
4a + 20b
Problem 9
3x - 6y + 12
Problem 10
5 + 15n + 45m
Problem 11
2 13a
- 169a
Problem 12
8x -
3 56x
Problem 13
2 14x
+
4 35x
Problem 14
3 Y
-
2 3y
+
4 17y
Problem 15
3 3x
+
2 3x
+ 6x
Problem 16
3 X
+
2y 3x
+ 3xy
Problem 17
4b 4a
-
2 b2 16a
+
4 4ab
Problem 18
2y 2+ 15x
3y 3 225x
+
4y 4 15x
Problem 19
3 15x
2 +24x
+ 36x
Problem 20
3y 3 a
+
2y 2 a
+ ay