document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84348>Question 84348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the GCF of the product.     (3b + 6)(2b – 10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I came up with 5 Is it right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can factor out a 3 from the 1st set of parentheses: 3(b+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and a 2 from the 2nd set of parentheses: 2(b-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factors are multiplied, not added: 3(b+2)*2(b-5)=6(b+2)(b-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The GCF is 6.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3b+6)(2b-10)=6b^2-30b+12b-60=6b^2-18b-60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The GCF is 6: 6(b^2-3b-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you factor it further you get: 6(b-5)(b+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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