Question

i need help
12 less than the product of a number and -6
then simplify

Answer 1

(x).(-6) - 12

Answer 2

i need help, please type out the entire problem ;)

Answer 3

12 less than the product of a number and negative 6
then simplify the expression

Answer 4

The product of a number and -6 is: -6x
12 less than this number is: -6x-12
The simplified version would presumably involve factoring this. What's the highest common factor of -6x, and -12?

Answer 5

2? or 3?

Answer 6

1 and 2 factor out a -6

Answer 7

Even higher than that! (or perhaps lower, as they're both negative)

Answer 8

6

Answer 9

6 is the correct magnitude! Notice that both of the numbers have a negative sign though, so the 'best' factor to use would probably by -6.

When you factor it out, you get:\[-6x-12=-6(\frac{-6x}{-6}+\frac{-12}{-6})\]What does that equal?

Answer 10

adding -6x and -12 would equal -18x? but wouldn't that be unlike terms?
and if subtracting it would -6x?

Answer 11

Yeah, you can't add, or subtract them I'm afraid!\[-6x-12=-6(\frac{-6x}{-6}+\frac{-12}{-6})\]Look at those fractions, and try to simplify them.

Answer 12

if i simplify -6x by 6 and 12 by also 6 it leaves me with 2?

Answer 13

You're right on the second count. -12 divided by -6 is 2, but we need to work harder on the first part!\[-6x-12=-6(\frac{-6x}{-6}+\frac{-12}{-6})=-6\left(\frac{-6x}{-6}+2\right)\]What is -6x divided by -6?

Answer 14

1

Answer 15

What happened to the x?

Answer 16

1x?

Answer 17

Yarp, good job! So now you have \[-6x-12=-6(\frac{-6x}{-6}+\frac{-12}{-6})=-6\left(x+2\right)\]

Answer 18

thank you very much for the help!