Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Remark
What they are really asking you to do is use the distributive property to get the answer. The first thing you should do is factor the two terms using prime numbers.
44: 2 * 2 * 11
40: 2 * 2 * 2 * 5
The greatest common factor is in bold numbers.
So the greatest common factor is 2 * 2 = 4
4 * (11 + 10) This is likely the answer that you want. I wouldn't combine them any further.
