SOLUTION: How would I use the distrbutive property to factor? 7a - 35

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Question 4960: How would I use the distrbutive property to factor?
7a - 35

Answer by Abbey(339)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor out the largest possible factor, in this case 7 is a factor of both 7a and 35, so the answer is:
7(a-5)

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