How do you factor the expression $- 3 x - 4 x$ $-3x-4x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-08T23:03:00

-7x

Use distribution, namely (ax+bx) = (a+b)x. In this case, we have a=-3 and b=-4, so (a+b)x is (-3-4)x, or simply -7x.

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