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The expression is $\"\"$ .

Find the GCF of each term:

$\"\"$ (Factor each term)

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$\"\"$ (Circle common factors)

GCF of $\"\"$ is $\"\"$ . $\"\"$

Write each term as the product of the GCF and the remaining factors.Use the Distributive property to factor out the GCF.

$\"\"$ (Rewrite each term using the GCF)

$\"\"$ (Apply distributive property: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

The factored form of $\"\"$ is $\"\"$ .