Question

How do you rewrite `15c+15d-30` using the distributive property?

Answer 1

`15(c+d-2)`

Explanation:

In this form, the distributive property has already been applied. However, we can reverse the process by dividing the common factor OUT of each term and putting it back in front of the bracket. This is called factoring or factorising.

`15c+15d-30 " " larr` there are 3 terms

=`15(c+d-2)" " larr"` there is one term with 2 factors