Why you may ask is 4x the GCF because when you divide 4x from both you're left with -4 + 3...... you can't take out the negative from the 16 because when you check your work negative 4x times 3 gives you negative 12x which isn't the equation you started with. So positive 4x times 3 give you 12x.
</h2><h2></h2><h2>6 TO THE POWER OF 8 BECAUSE WHEN YOU MULTIPLY, YOU ADD THE POWERS TOGETHER. 4+4=8</h2>
