Question

Factoring by grouping : xy -3x -8y +24

Answer 1

\[(xy-3x)(-8y+24)\]-->Group them
\[x(y-3)-8(y-3)\]-->factor the gcf out of the groups
(x-8)(y-3)-->put the gcf's as one group and the other two are ''repeats'' they are just one group.
so it is just (x-8)(y-3)

Answer 2

what would i do about the 2nd x though?

Answer 3

are you talking about the -3x

Answer 4

did you figure it out?