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imbadatmath:

Factor the expression completely. 4x+2 GCF

jay00:

What do you think the answer could be?

imbadatmath:

6x1

imbadatmath:

or 6x

jay00:

why is that?

imbadatmath:

because 4 and 2 have the same factor 1

imbadatmath:

4 times 1 and 2 times 1

imbadatmath:

i think i messed up

jay00:

do you know what GCF means

imbadatmath:

greatest common factor

jay00:

ok so what is the GCF of 2

imbadatmath:

idk

ApplePieSweetie:

it is 4 i think.

jay00:

Try to think hard on exactly what Greatest common factor's definintion is

mxddi3:

heres an easier step, what are ALL the factors of 2?

imbadatmath:

1,2

mxddi3:

good. what are ALL the facors of 4?

imbadatmath:

2,4

jay00:

now see what they both have alike

imbadatmath:

2

jay00:

good job that's the GCF

imbadatmath:

two plus two or two times two

mxddi3:

they're the same thing....

imbadatmath:

ohhhhhhh

mxddi3:

multiplication is just repeated addition. for example 3x2 is just 2+2+2

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