What is the greatest common factor of 20x and 35y?
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_______________________________________________________ The greatest common factor (GCF) of "20x and 35y" is: " 5 " . _______________________________________________________ The answer is: " 5 " . _______________________________________________________
Consider: "20x" and "35y" ;
Each of the TWO (2) terms contains "ONE" (1) [single] variable. The variable within EACH term differs from each other.
As such: "The greatest common factor (GCF) of "20x" and "35y" is the: "greatest common factor (GCF) of "20" and "35" ; _______________________________________________________ List the factors for each number: _______________________________________________________ 20: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20 .
35: 1, 5, 7 , 35. _______________________________________________________ The greatest common factor (GCF) of "20x and 35y" is: " 5 " . _______________________________________________________ The answer is: " 5 " . _______________________________________________________