SOLUTION: Factor: st + 5b – bs – 5t
A) (s – 5)(t + b)
B) (s – 5)(t – b)
C) (s + 5)(t – b)
D) The expression is prime.
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Question 140010: Factor: st + 5b – bs – 5t
A) (s – 5)(t + b)
B) (s – 5)(t – b)
C) (s + 5)(t – b)
D) The expression is prime.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression
Rearrange the terms
Group like terms
Factor out the GCF "s" from the first group. Factor out the GCF -5 from the second group
Rearrange in the second group to get
Combine like terms
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Answer:
So factors to
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