Question

2. Rewrite by factoring the GCF from each expression.b) 6y - 12Show your work here:Answer:

Answer 1

First, we find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) between 6 and 12. It's important to remember that the GCF refers to the greatest number that can divide by each number. In this case, we can easily deduct that 6 is the greatest number that divides each of them.

`\begin{gathered} (6)/(6)=1 \\ (12)/(6)=2 \end{gathered}`

So, the GCF is 6. Once we know the GCF, we use the result of each division to express the factored expression.

`6y-12=6(y-2)`

Observe that the GCF is the coefficient of the binomial and the result of each division it represents each new term.

Therefore, the factored expression is 6(y - 2).