Question #9ac69

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Jan 2, 2018

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Explanation:

42=237 and 48=22223

GCF=23=6

Note that 42=6×7 and 48=6×8, so

42+48=6×7+6×8=6×(7+8)=6×15

As long as we're here let's finish.

Method 1: (using the distributuve property)
6×(15)=6×(10+5)=6×10+6×5=60+30=90

Method 2: (using factoring and the associative property of multiplication)
6×15=(3×2)×15=3×(2×15)=3×30=90