## UnicornPoopCookies one year ago URGENT PLEASE HELP use the distributive law to factor the following 2x+12+18y=

1. zepdrix

Hmm, notice that the coefficients are all even numbers. So they're all divisible by 2, ya?

Yes I see that :)

12 divided by 2 6 and 18 divided by 2 9

6 and 9 divisible by 3

5. zepdrix

So then,$\large\rm 2x+12+18y=2\left(x+6+9y\right)$I'm not sure how far they want us to factor this :3 Yah let's do that I suppose, take the 3 out of the 6 and 9.

I actually think thats how they want it but Im just having a hard time with the "laws"

Okay so from there we factor further right like to lowest terms

sorry my question mark dosent work :XXXXXX

9. zepdrix

The distributive law looks like this:$\large\rm a(b+c)=ab+ac$I guess what we're doing in this problem is apply the distributive law in reverse.

10. zepdrix

Yah let's try that. We'll take a 3 out of each of these blue terms. $\large\rm 2\left(x+\color{royalblue}{6+9y}\right)=2\left(x+\color{royalblue}{3(2+3y)}\right)$I divided 3 out of 6 to be left with a 2, and took a 3 out of 9 to be left with 3. ya?

yes

12. zepdrix

I think that's all they wanted us to do :) lol weird problem.

writing this down thank you so much

14. zepdrix

mmm that sparkly cookie looks delicious :D wait wait.. where did that come from :O GASP

Its a unicorn poop cookie

I know Ive been meaning to make some all these years since ive been on here lol

never have..

18. zepdrix

$$\large \color{green}{(● ﹏☉)}$$ ew