Question

Consider the expression 40+24 . Find the greatest common factor of the two numbers and use the distributive property to rewrite the expression

Answer 1

Hi there!

$\large\boxed{8(5+3)}}$

The greatest common factor of 40 and 24 is 8.

8 goes into 40 5 times:

8 goes into 24 3 times.

We can rewrite this expression for distribution using the amount of times 8 goes into both numbers:

8(5 + 3)

Using this, we get:

8(5) + 8(3) = 40 + 24.