Question

The Paint Factory has 500 different colors of interior paint from which to choose. Generate an equivalent expression using prime factorization for the number 500.
a)2 x 2 x 5 x 25
b)4 x 5 x 25
c)2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5
please hurry

Answer 1

Answer:

c)2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5

$500 \\ \frac{500}{5} = 100 \\ \frac{100}{5} = 20 \\ \frac{20}{2} = 10 \\ \frac{10}{2} = 5 \\ \frac{5}{5} = 1$

Rewrite the denominators

2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The simplest form is C.