Advanced MathEasyFactoring out the greatest common factor
Advanced Math practice question
The expression 6x + 9 is equivalent to k(2x + 3) for a constant k. What is the value of k?
- A. 3Correct
- B. 2
- C. 6
- D. 9
Answer: A. 3
Both terms share the factor 3: 6x + 9 = 3(2x + 3).
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 2
- k = 2 gives 4x + 6, not 6x + 9.
- C. 6
- k = 6 gives 12x + 18 — twice too large.
- D. 9
- k = 9 gives 18x + 27 — three times too large.
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