SOLUTION: Can you please help me with this problem. Factor each expression. 4(x + y) + t(x + y) Can you explain this step by step i do not understand any of this thank you julie

Question 117064: Can you please help me with this problem.
Factor each expression.
4(x + y) + t(x + y)
Can you explain this step by step i do not understand any of this
thank you
julie
Found 2 solutions by edjones, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4(x + y) + t(x + y)
(4+t)(x+y)
Ed
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let (w is an arbitrary variable. You can pick any letter that we're not using)

So we get

Notice we have the common term . So factor out the GCF

Now replace with

So factors to
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