Will someone please help me with this problem.
Simplify by factoring.
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To simplify the expression 250, we need to find the factors of 250 and see if any common factors can be eliminated.
First, we can start by finding the prime factors of 250:
250 ÷ 2 = 125
125 ÷ 5 = 25
25 ÷ 5 = 5
So, the prime factors of 250 are 2, 5, 5.
To simplify further, we can write 250 as the product of its prime factors:
250 = 2 × 5 × 5
Now, we can see that the two 5's can be multiplied together:
250 = 2 × 5^2
Therefore, the simplified form of 250 by factoring is 2 × 5^2, or 2 × 25.