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Identifying the Greatest Common Factor in Cost Formulas

A facility manager is reviewing a maintenance cost formula represented by the expression 4x5+12x44x^5 + 12x^4. To begin the factoring process, the manager must first identify the Greatest Common Factor (GCF). State the GCF for this expression and identify the specific rule used to determine which power of xx to include in that GCF.

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