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what is the GCF of (8x-6)

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We are asked to find the G.C.F. of 8x-6.

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  • G.C.F. stands for Greatest Common Factor.

So what is the G.C.F. of 8x-6? We can list all of their common factors and then select the greatest one, like so:

[tex]\longmapsto\bf{Factors\;of\;8x:}[/tex] 1, 2, 4, 8, x

[tex]\longmapsto\bf{Factors\;of\;-6:}[/tex] -1, 1, 2, -3, 3, -6, 6

So the GCF is:

2

Now, we can also factor it out by placing it outside the parentheses ():

2(4x-3)

See, we factored it out by dividing both terms of the expression by the G.C.F.

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[tex]\fbox{\bf{We\;factor\;out\;the\;G.C.F.\;by\;dividing\;all\;the\;terms\;of\;the\;expression\;by\;it}}[/tex]

Hope this helps you out! :D

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