SOLUTION: How do you combine like terms and then write them in a factored form for the equation 32+20x?

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Question 393382: How do you combine like terms and then write them in a factored form for the equation 32+20x?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What you have is not an equation. An equation has
to have an "=" sign somewhere. 32+%2B+20x is an
algebraic expression with 2 terms.
There is a common factor, the greatest common
factor is 4, since
32+%2B+20x+=+4%2A%288+%2B+5x%29

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are no like terms.
32+20x = 4*(8 + 5x)