Question

Question 2(ii)
Factorise the following expressions
$6p-12q$

Answer 1

$6p=2\times 3\times p12q=2\times 2\times 3\times qThecommonfactorsare2and3\therefore 6p-12q=(2\times 3\times p)-(2\times 2\times 3\times q)=2\times 3[p-(2\times q\left)\right]=6(p-2q)$