Factorize; a) 2 x 3 + 2 x 5= b) 5a+ 5b-5c= c) ma - ab= i don’t know how to factorize, i know how to solve the first one, but you have to factorize.

A) 2 X 3 + 2 X 5 = 2 (3+5)
B) 5a + 5b - 5c = 5 (a+b-c)
C) ma - ab = a(m-b)

5.7081 X 10^9    so it would be the ninth power of 10

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm