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..^U:CBM... MATH HELPER.
BY. ELIZABETH DE
AL...COMMODORE MAGAZINE.OCTOBER 1987...
BEFORE YOUNG MATH STUDENTS BEGIN.ALGEB
RA THEY MUST UNDERSTAND THE.BASICS OF FA
CTORING EXPRESSIONS..ONE OF THE FIRST TH
INGS STUDENTS.LEARN IS HOW TO FIND THE G
REATEST.COMMON FACTOR (GCF) OF TWO NUMBE
RS... IF YOUR MATH LESSONS ARE LITTLE.H
AZY, DON'T WORRY: THE GCF IS SIMPLY.THE
LARGEST NUMBER THAT WILL DIVIDE.EVENLY I
NTO TWO (OR MORE) NUMBERS... LET'S SAY
THAT YOU'RE ASKED TO FIND.THE GCF OF 69
AND 92. THE FIRST STEP.IS TO FACTOR BOT
H NUMBERS:..69= 3 X 23..92= 2 X 2 X 23..
NEXT, LOOK FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER THAT.A
PPEARS AMONG THE FACTORS FOR NUMBERS..IN
THIS CASE, THE GCF OF 69 AND 92 IS.23..
. LET'S LOOK AT ANOTHER EXAMPLE. FIND.
THE GCF OF 16 AND 24:..16= 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
..24= 2 X 2 X 2 X 3..NOW FIND THE FACTOR
S 16 AND AND 24.HAVE IN COMMON. IN THIS
CASE, EACH.NUMBER HAS THREE "2'S" AMONG
ITS.FACTORS. THESE COMMON FACTORS ARE.M
ULTIPLIED TOGETHER TO FIND THE GCF:..
2 X 2 X 2 = 8..THUS THE GCF OF 1
6 AND 24 IS 8... WASN'T THAT EASY? ELI
ZABETH DEAL'S.MATH HELPER MAKES FINDING
THE GCF.EVEN EASIER: JUST INPUT TWO NUMB
ERS.AND MATH HELPER SPITS OUT THE.GREATE
ST COMMON FACTOR. IF YOU KNOW.A YOUNG M
ATH STUDENT, MATH HELPER.COULD BE AN HAN
DY TOOL FOR PRACTICING.FACTORING SKILLS.
...DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:..MATH H
ELP T.MATH HELP.. **** E
ND OF TEXT ****.
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