Question

Factor (Reverse Distribute): 5x−5y y(5x−5) xy(5−5) 5(x−y) x(5−5y)

Answer 1

Answer:

$5(x-y)$

Step-by-step explanation:

The distributive property of multiplication over subtraction says

$a\cdot b-a\cdot c=a\cdot (b-c)$

Rewrite given expression $5x-5y$ as follows:

$5\cdot x-5\cdot y$

Now, you can see that number 5 has the role of $a$ and you can rewrite this expression as

$5\cdot (x-y)$

which is equivalent to

$5(x-y)$