document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35830>Question 35830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 15cd-16+12c-20d = </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #22004 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=22004\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming that you would like to factor this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15cd-16+12c-20d \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange the terms and group the first two and the second two terms together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15cd+ 12c - 20d - 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the first two terms take out a common factor of 3c, and from the second two terms take out a common factor of -4, and hope for the best--a common factor must result, or this doesn't work!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15cd+ 12c - 20d - 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3c(5d+ 4) -4(5d+ 4)  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Glory Hallelujah!!  We must be living right!!  We DO have a common factor of (5d+4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take out the common factor of (5d+4):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5d+4)(3c-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC<BR>\n" );
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