Rewrite each term as - 4 multiplied by some factor.
- 4(2k+3)
Practice makes perfect
Let's rewrite each term as a product of - 4 and some other factor. To do so, note that the product of two negative numbers gives a positive number.
1{\text{-} 8k &= {\color{#FD9000}{\text{-} 4}} (2k)\\[0.5em]
12 &= {\color{#FD9000}{\text{-} 4}} (\text{-} 3) }
Now we can use the Distributive Property to factor the expression. Let's go!