Question

Factor 6p+21.
Write your answer as a product with a whole number greater than 1.

Answer 1

3(2p+7)

Explanation:

To find this, you have to find a number that, taken out of 6 and 21, can be taken out to become the factor product.

The GCF is 3, because 3 can go into 6 twice and into 21 7 times.

So,

3(2p+7)

When multiplied to check our work, we get 6p+21, so this is the correct equation.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Answer: 3(2p+7)

Reason:

I used the distributive property a(b+c) = ab + ac

Notice that 6p+21 = 3*2p+3*7 which shows each term has the GCF 3.