Answer:
9 pieces
Step-by-step explanation:
28 inches rope cut into 3-inch pieces
There is no matching answer choice, if given numbers are correct then the answer is 9 full pieces
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<u>Note:</u>
- The close answer choice is 8
- 28/8 = 3 1/2 or 3.5
- So if cut into 3.5 inch pieces then it is 8 full pieces
- just in case it was typo 3 instead of 3.5
Answer is 10(2k+5)
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Work Shown:
20k+50 = 10*2k + 10*5
20k+50 = 10(2k+5)
Note how we can distribute the 10 back in to check our work
10(2k+5) = 10(2k)+10(5) = 20k+50
so that confirms we have the right answer
Another thing to notice is that 10 is the largest factor that we can pull out of 20k and 50. The value 10 is the GCF (greatest common factor) of 20 and 50.