What is the GCF of 2x^2y^3 + 4x^3y^3 - 6x^2y^4 ?

a. 2x^2y^3
b. 2x^3y^3
c. 2x^3y^4
d. 2x^2y^4

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What is the GCF of 2x^2y^3 + 4x^3y^3 - 6x^2y^4 ?

a. 2x^2y^3
b. 2x^3y^3
c. 2x^3y^4
d. 2x^2y^4

anonymous · Answer

this question unfortunately makes no sense

anonymous · Answer

you can ask for the greatest common factor of the 3 terms, which is no doubt what it means

anonymous · Answer

So yu don't know?

anonymous · Answer

and i guess it is the first one

anonymous · Answer

A?

myininaya · Answer

yes yes 
what is the gcf of the terms blah+blah+blah
and you would say blah
yes it is the first one

anonymous · Answer

oh i know all right.  i also know that whoever wrote this knows not too much math

anonymous · Answer

Well my teacher gave me this, lol..

anonymous · Answer

like asking "what is the greatest common factor of 365"

anonymous · Answer

Is the answer A?

myininaya · Answer

the first one is A

anonymous · Answer

yes it is A
tell your teacher that greatest common factor means the largest factor in common with 2 or more terms

anonymous · Answer

not the greatest common factor of the addends.  if that is not clear, ask him or her what the greatest common factor of 100 + 20 + 5 is

anonymous · Answer

ok don't

anonymous · Answer

so yu don't know 
lol

myininaya · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

really no wonder people are so confused.  just look at the math teachers.

anonymous · Answer

"simplify x(x-2)" what the hell is that?

anonymous · Answer

i am getting cranky.  maybe i will go play some chess

myininaya · Answer

idk
i would say multiply 
because saying to simplify that makes no sense