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FACTOR 10 18 write in English (and
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PAIRS big it will be - we
for could run out of
10 paper if we grew
upwards).
and
18
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Find factors 180

for 10 & 18

10 18
2 x 5 = 10 6 x 3 = 18
2 5 6 3
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… and if 2 5 2 3 3
we flip it
over we
can see
why it is 2 5 6 3
called a
tree
10 18

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