Question

Factor -1/8 out of -1/8y + 24

Answer 1

`-(1)/(8)y+24`

To factor -1/8 out you need to find a number that multiply by -1/8 be equal to each term in the expression.

To find those numbers you divide each term into -1/8:

`\begin{gathered} (-(1)/(8)y)/(-(1)/(8))=y \\ \\ (24)/(-(1)/(8))=-24\cdot8=-192 \end{gathered}`

Then, the factors are:

`-(1)/(8)y+24=-(1)/(8)(y-192)`