Question

Match each expression with its factored form8x - 20

Answer 1

Answer:

4(2x - 5)

Explanation:

To factorize the expression, we need to identify the factors of each term. So:

Factors of 8x are: 2, 4, and x

Because:

$8x=4\cdot2\cdot x$

In the same way, the factors of 20 are 4 and 5.

So, we can rewrite the expression and factorize the number 4 as:

$\begin{gathered} 8x-20 \\ 4\cdot2\cdot x-4\cdot5 \\ 4(2\cdot x-5) \\ 4(2x-5) \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the factored form of the expression is:

4(2x - 5)