Question

Factor out the indicated number.

Factor $-12$ out of $(-24k+120)$

Answer 1

Factoring out $-12$ from $(-24k+120)$ :

The given expression is $(-24k+120)$

It has two terms as:

First term: $-24k=-12\times 2\times k$

Second term: $120=-12\times -10$

Now, using the distributive property to factor out $-12$

$\begin{array}{rcl}(-24\mathrm{k}+120)& =& \left[\right(-12\times 2\times \mathrm{k})+(-12\times -10\left)\right]\{\mathrm{Rewrite}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{expression}\}\\ & =& -12(2\mathrm{k}-10)\{\mathrm{Distributive}\mathrm{property}\}\end{array}$

Hence, the answer is $-12(2k-10)$