10c² + 25c – 6c – 15 Factor the first two terms 10c² + 25c by taking out the greatest common factor, getting 5c(2c+5) Factor the last two terms -6c-15 by taking out the greatest common factor, -3, getting -3(2c+5) So we have 5c(2c+5)-3(2c+5) Notice that there is a common factor, (2c+5) 5c(2c+5)-3(2x-3) which we can factor out leaving the 5c and the -3 to put in parentheses: (2c+5)(5c-3) Edwin