Question

use the distributive property to factor the expression. 8a + 40 ?(a + ) this number should be the gcf of 8a and 40.

Explanation:

Step1: Find GCF of 8a and 40

Factors of 8a: \(8a = 8\times a\)
Factors of 40: \(40 = 8\times5\)
GCF is 8.

Step2: Apply Distributive Property

Using \(ab + ac = a(b + c)\), factor out 8:
\(8a + 40 = 8(a + 5)\)

Answer:

8, 5 (in the form \(\boldsymbol{8(a + 5)}\))