How do you solve 5x-35y? Using distributive properties

Question

parthkohli · Answer

I guess you want to factorize.

anonymous · Answer

How do I do it

campbell_st · Answer

well you can't solve it as the expression 5x - 35y isn't equal to anything. 

so perhaps you mean factorise...

campbell_st · Answer

look for a common factor in 5x and 35y 

its a number

anonymous · Answer

It says: use distributive property to rewrite the expressi. 5x-35y

anonymous · Answer

Expression

campbell_st · Answer

ok... so can you see a number that is a factor of 5x and 35y...?

anonymous · Answer

5

campbell_st · Answer

yep great 


so if you divide 5x by 5 what do you get

same with 35 y divided by 5 what do you get?

anonymous · Answer

X
7y

parthkohli · Answer

Very good!

Separate with minus.

campbell_st · Answer

yep

so the common factor is outside brackets with the x and 7y inside

the operator is unchanged

so what do you think it would look like..?

anonymous · Answer

So X-7y

campbell_st · Answer

that bit is inside brackets... and 5 is outside... what does it look like..?

anonymous · Answer

There are no brackets in the problem

anonymous · Answer

X (-7y)

parthkohli · Answer

When you factor, you get brackets in the end even when the problem doesn't involve them.

For example, $2x + 2y = 2(x + y)$

campbell_st · Answer

not quite

common factor of 5  x - 7y inside brackets

5x - 35y = 5(x - 7y)

anonymous · Answer

Ok thx ppl