How do you factor $10 - 2 x$ $10-2x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-06T01:03:24

See the factoring process below:

First, rewrite the expression as:

$(2 \times 5) - (2 \times x)$ $(2 xx 5) - (2 xx x)$

Now, factor the $2$ $2$ out of each term giving:

$2 (5 - x)$ $2(5 - x)$

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