How do you factor $5h+40g$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-12T16:08:20

There are two factors: $5(h+8g)$

Always look for a common factor first.

Both $5 and 40$ are multiples of $5$ , so $5$ can be divided out as a common factor.

$5h +40g = 5(h+8g)$

$5$ is the common factor
$(h+8g)$ is the coefficient of 5.

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