Question

Use the distributive property law to factor each of the following. Check by multiplying.

1. 30r + 42s

Answer 1

hint : 30 = 6x5

Answer 2

hint2 : 42 = 6x7

Answer 3

hint3: 6(5r+7s) :D

Answer 4

lol :)

Answer 5

I still dont get it

Answer 6

use the first two hints,
write 30 as 6x5, and 42 as 6x7

Answer 7

okay. then what?

Answer 8

30r + 42s

6x5r + 6x7s

Answer 9

do you see 6 as common in both terms ?

Answer 10

pull out 6

Answer 11

okay

Answer 12

then what?

Answer 13

30r + 42s

6x5r + 6x7s
^ ^

Answer 14

pull out and see wat u get :)

Answer 15

He won't get it :D

Answer 16

you get 5r+7s

Answer 17

Zarax: I'm a girl...

Answer 18

yes ! where does 6 go... keep it also

Answer 19

so it is 6(5r=7s) ?

Answer 20

Excellent !

Answer 21

hope you meant 6(5r+7s)

Answer 22

haha yeah thats what I meant. Thanks so much! :)

Answer 23

np :)

Answer 24

I'm sorry. Factoring allows us to write expressions in an easy and understandable way. You get rid of the big numbers.

instead of writing 300x + 600y you write 300(x+2y). Those two are the same. But in the second one you can understand it easily.

So 30r+42s = 6(5r+7s) and 6(5r+7s) = 30r+42s