Basic Math Examples

$3 a c - 12 b c - 2 a + 8 b$

Step 1

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

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Step 1.1

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

$(3 a c - 12 b c) - 2 a + 8 b$

Step 1.2

Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.

$3 c (a - 4 b) - 2 (a - 4 b)$

Step 2

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, $a - 4 b$ .

$(a - 4 b) (3 c - 2)$