Help please!! 2.
Lin missed math class on the day they worked on expanding and factoring. Kiran is helping Lin catch up.
Lin understands that expanding is using the distributive property, but she doesn't understand what factoring is
or why it works. How can Kiran explain factoring to Lin?
а.
b.
Lin asks Kiran how the diagrams with boxes help with factoring. What should kiran tell Lin about the boxes?
C
Lin asks Kiran to help her factor the expression - 4xy 12x2 + 20xw. How can Kiran use this example to Lin
understand factoring?
3.
Complete the equation with numbers that will make the expression on the right side of the equal sign equivalent to the
expression on the left side.
75a + 25b =
a + b