Answer:
[tex]4(4+9)[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We are asked to apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor [tex]16+36[/tex].
First of all, we will find greatest common factor of 16 and 36 as:
Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.
Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36.
We can see that the greatest common factor of 16 and 36 is 4.
We can rewrite our given sum as:
[tex]4\cdot 4+4\cdot 9[/tex]
Using distributive property [tex]a(b+c)=ab+ac[/tex], we will get:
[tex]4(4+9)[/tex]
Therefore, our expression would be [tex]4(4+9)[/tex].
