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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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)