Factor 16a + 72 to identify the equivalent expression

Hey there, thanks for posting your first question!

If you're asked to factor a polynomial, you need to look for the

greatest common factor between the terms that are involved.

The greatest common factor of 16a and 72 is 8 because 8

is the largest number that can divide into both 16 and 72.

The "a" doesn't qualify because it doesn't appear in every term.

So the 8 factors out.

When that happens, we are left with each term divided by that 8

inside a set of parenthses, I'll show you what I mean.

So we have 8(2a + 9).

I divided the 16a by the 8 and 72 by the 8 and if you

distribute it back you will end up with the original polynomial.

So our answer 8(2a + 9).

x > 1.3

step by step:

8.5−0.9x> 9.8−1.9x

step 1: simplify both sides of the inequality.

−0.9x+8.5> −1.9x+9.8

step 2: add 1.9x to both sides.

−0.9x+8.5+1.9x> −1.9x+9.8+1.9x

1x+8.5> 9.8

step 3: subtract 8.5 from both sides.

1x+8.5−8.5> 9.8−8.5

1x> 1.3

step 4: divide both sides by 1.

1x/1 > 1.3/1

they can both be solutions depends on the equation

step-by-step explanation:

what is the equation? ?