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6.EE.A.3 Tutor Intake -- Equivalent Expressions

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question on your own, without a calculator. If you are not sure, give
your best try — every response helps your tutor plan your sessions.

Grade 6·12 problems·~14 min·Common Core Math - Grade 6·standard·6-ee-a-3

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A student factors $24x + 18y$ as $2(12x + 9y)$ . Is this expression
written with the greatest common factor (GCF) pulled out?

Yes -- $2(12x + 9y)$ is equivalent to $24x + 18y$ , so the
factoring is complete.

No -- $12x$ and $9y$ still share a common factor of $3$ , so $2$
was not the greatest common factor.

No -- $24x + 18y$ cannot be factored at all because $x$ and $y$
are different variables.

Yes -- any common factor works, so $2(12x + 9y)$ is one correct
final answer among many.