Question

Factor out the common factor. (Factor your answer completely.)3a – 24

Answer 1

both 3 and 24 are multiples of 3:

3×1 = 3

3×8 = 24

Then, we can factor out 3 from the given expression to get:

3a - 24 = 3×(1×a - 8) = 3×(a - 8)

Then, the answer is 3×(a - 8)