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What is the factored form of -3x-18

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Answer:


-3 * (x - 6)

Explanation:

Each term is divisible by -3, so we can "pull out" a -3. We do this by dividing each term by -3.

Because of the distributive property, multiplying -3 by the divided expression in parenthesis results in the original expression.

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Answer:

The answer is -3(x + 6)

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