Factor -1/2 out of -1/2x + 6

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rusak2 [61]3 years ago

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Answer:

-1/2(x-12)

Step-by-step explanation:

when factoring you need to factor both -1/2x and 6

=-1/2((-1/2x÷-1/2)+(6÷-1/2)

=-1/2(x-12)

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