Question

Hi everyone
10x -20y =​

Answer 1

`10\left(x-2y\right)`

Explanation:

`-20 = 2\cdot \:10\\=10x+2\cdot \:10y\\=10\left(x-2y\right)`

Steps

• -20 gets converted to 2 × 10

• -20 in its new form is put into the rewritten equation.

• 10 was factored out, because it is the most common term in this equation.