James has $120 in his savings and for 6 months he plans to save $x each month. As a result, his savings after 6 months will be equal to $6x + $120. We want to factor this expression. To do so, we will use the Distributive Property in reverse. First, we have to find the greatest common factor (GCF) between the terms.
6x&= 2 * 3 * x
120&= 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 5In this case, the GCF is the product of the common prime factors. Let's find this product.
2 * 3 = 6
Let's factor out the GCF for our expression.
