The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 44 are [1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 the greatest factor 32 and 44 have in common.

The distributive property for division helps in solving expressions like \({b + c \over a}\). It specifies that the result of dividing a fraction with multiple terms in the numerator and one term in the denominator can be obtained by dividing each term individually and then totaling the results: \({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\). For example, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).

The distributive property for multiplication helps in solving expressions like a(b + c). It specifies that the result of multiplying one number by the sum or difference of two numbers can be obtained by multiplying each number individually and then totaling the results: a(b + c) = ab + ac. For example, 4(10-5) = (4 x 10) - (4 x 5) = 40 - 20 = 20.

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If 53% of the town's 27,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{53}{100} \)) x 27,000 = \( \frac{1,431,000}{100} \) = 14,310

The mayor got 61% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{61}{100} \)) x 14,310 = \( \frac{872,910}{100} \) = 8,729 votes.