<span>To rewrite the expression as a multiple of a sum of two numbers with no common factor, we're supposed to find the greatest common factor between the terms and factor it out. </span>We can see that both 15 and 24 are divisible by 3. So let's factor the 3 out. Since the 3 goes into 15 five times and into 24 eight times, the expression can be rewritten like this.
15 + 24 = 3(5 + 8)
You can simplify expressions by simplifying parentheses by using the distributive property and combing like terms.
Combining like terms is the process of adding up numbers with the same variable(s) and exponent. If a term does not have an exponent then an exponent of 1 is implied.
There is no parentheses in the expression 3a + 7 - a - 7
But, there are like terms in the expression.
Which are the like terms?
3a and a are both like terms. They both have the same variables and they both have the same exponent.
7 and -7 are like terms, too.
3a + 7 - a - 7
2a
So, 2a is the simplified version.
Because you are taking away from the 15 dollars George has. You aren’t adding to it.
