Answer:
She subtracted the GCF from the second term in the expression instead of dividing.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the expression 32ab-8b, to find the common greatest factor, we will bring out a function that us common to both terms 32ab and 8b. To do that, we need to first find their individual factors as shown:
32ab = (2×2×2)×2×2×a×(b)
8b = (2×2×2×b)
From both factors, the common terms are the values in parenthesis i.e 2×2×2×b = 8b
Hence the GCF of the expression 32ab - 8b is 8b. On factoring out 8b from the expression we will have;
= 32ab - 8b
= 8b(32ab/8b - 8b/8b)
= 8b(4a-1)
Comparing the gotten equation with Venita's own, 8b(4a-0), we can say that she correctly factored out the GCF but her error was that she subtracted 8b from the second term of the expression instead of dividing by 8b. 8b-8b is what gives her 0 making her expression wrong. She should have divided her second term also by 8b to have 8b/8b which results in 1 instead of 0 that venita got.
