Question

The perimeter of a square is given as 12x plus 20 write two different expressions to represent its perimeter for one way factors the expression using the gcf

Answer 1

Given: 12x +20

factor out a two: 2(6x +10)
factor out a four: 4(3x+5)
factor out 3/4: 3/4(9x +15)
factor out 1/2: 1/2(6x +10)

Hint: think of Multiples of 12 and 20

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