Question

Factor –3y – 18 and choose the correct option.

Answer 1

Factor –3y – 18 is:  -3(y + 6)

Solution:

Given that we have to factor -3y - 18

Use the distributive property,

a(b + c) = ab + bc

From given,

-3y - 18

Factor out the greatest common factor of 3 and 18

The factors of 3 are: 1, 3

The factors of 18 are: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18

Then the greatest common factor is 3

Factot out 3 from given expression

-3y - 18 = 3( - y - 6)

Or else we can rewrite as,

-3y - 18 = -3(y + 6)

Thus the given expression is factored