Question

1.2k+2.4 Factor out the coefficient of the variable and find the greatest common factor

Answer 1

Answer:

The coefficient in the expression is 1.2.

The greatest common factor is 1.2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Expression $1.2k+2.4$

To find : Factor out the coefficient of the variable and find the greatest common factor ?

Solution :

Coefficient is defined as a number used to multiply a variable.

Variable is an unknown number represented by alphabet.

In the given expression, $1.2k+2.4$

The variable is 'k'.

As 1.2 is multiplied with k,

The coefficient in the expression is 1.2.

The greatest common factor is the common term in both terms,

$1.2k+2.4=1.2(k+2)$

The greatest common factor is 1.2.

Answer 2

Factor out the coefficient of the variable means use how any k's there are, as k is our variable. this is 1.2
the greatest common factor of 1.2 and 2.4 can be found easier by multiplying both by 10
= 12 and 24

then find the factors of these two numbers:
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
24 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

the common factors are:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12

the greatest of these factors is 12, and therefore the greatest common factor.
divide this answer by 10, as we multiplied it earlier.
so the greatest common factor of 1.2 and 2.4 is 1.2