Question

Factor the expressions .
36 + 8z

Answer 1

4 × ( 9 + 2z)

Explanation:

36 + 8z = 4 × (9) + 4 × (2z) ; so here 4 is a common factor

= 4 × ( 9 + 2z)

we can also write it like this

36 + 8z = 2 × ( 18 + 4z)