The operation is called factoring because it involves finding a common factor among the terms in the expression. It’s helpful to find the greatest common factor so you don’t have to factor more than once.

The first week samantha learned to read braille, she could read 10 words per minute. in the second week she increased her speed by 20%. in the third week she increased her speed again by another 25%. how many words could she read per minute by the third week? hurry and tell me!