How do you use the distributive property to factor $16 t - 40 y$ $16t-40y$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-01T12:13:12

See the entire solution process below:

First, factor each individual term:

$(8 \times 2) t - (8 \times 5) y$ $(8 xx 2)t - (8 xx 5)y$

Now, using the distributive property pull the $9$ $9$ terms out of the expression:

$8 (2 t - 5 y)$ $8(2t - 5y)$

How do you use the distributive property to factor 16t−40y16t-40y?