Question

Maya is asked to find the GCF of each term in the expression 32 x y minus 18 y. Her work is shown below.


Factors of 32xy: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, x, y

Factors of 18y: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, y

GCF: (1) (2) (x) (y)

The GCF is 2 x y.


Which best describes the accuracy of Maya’s solution?
A. Maya’s solution is accurate.
B. Maya factored 32xy incorrectly.
C. Maya factored 18y incorrectly.
D. Maya factored correctly, but did not find the correct GCF.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Maya factored correctly, but did not find the correct GCF.