Answer: 3(x-4)
Explanation:
Hii! Do you need to factor the expression 3x-12? No problem! (:
Note that both terms have something in common; it's known as the greatest common factor, or g.c.f.
The g.c.f. of 3x and -12 is 3, so we divide both 3x and -12 by 3.
We obtain
x-4
Now we put parentheses around x-4.
(x-4)
Next, we put 3 (the number we factored out) outside these parentheses.
3(x-4)
Voila! There's our answer, cheers!
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Hope that this helped! Best wishes.
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