How do you factor 14- 7x?

1 Answer
Apr 17, 2016

7(2 - x)

Explanation:

1) Find the GCF of 14 and -7x.
Which is 7.

2) Factor out the 7 and inside the parenthesis you want to have the factors that when multiplied with 7 will give you 14 and -7x.

14 div 7 = 2
and
-7x div 7 = -x

So we have our final answer as 7(2 - x)

Check
7(2 - x) = 7(2) + 7(-x)
14 - 7x