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Factor this expression completely. −3x − 12

User Cyprieng
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Answer: -3(x+4) ✅

Explanation:

Hii! Do you need to factor the expression -3x-12? No problem!

Note that both -3x and -12 have a -3 in common, so we factor it out. We divide -3x and -12 by -3. We obtain

x+4, because a negative number divided by another negative number gives us a positive result.

Next, we put parentheses around x+4.

(x+4)

Then, we put the -3 that we factored out a short while ago outside the parentheses.

-3(x+4)

Voila! There's our answer, cheers! (:

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User Elielink
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Answer:

-3(x+4)

Explanation:

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