document.write( "Question 334249: Could you kindly advise regarding a story problem? With the formula A=P+Prt, my answer regarding rewriting the formula and factoring out the GCF on the right side, was p+(prt)= A. But I know I am not understanding this. Could you explain? Thank you so very much, in advance. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #239489 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are two terms in the RHS, namely \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To have something in common means that two or more things share a characteristic. So a common factor is a factor that is shared by two or more terms. In this case, we are looking at the factor \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, let's re-write the original equation:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, do you remember the distributive property that says:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Apply the principle here:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we identified the GCF as the variable \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it \n" ); document.write( " ![]() \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |