SOLUTION: Good evening, I am back in algebra and I am lost:(. How do you factor: -5w - 5u + wy +yu? Any help would be appreciated

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Question 176940: Good evening, I am back in algebra and I am lost:(. How do you factor:
-5w - 5u + wy +yu? Any help would be appreciated
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu Start with the given expression


%28-5w-5u%29%2B%28wy%2Byu%29 Group like terms


-5%28w%2Bu%29%2By%28w%2Bu%29 Factor out the GCF -5 out of the first group. Factor out the GCF y out of the second group


%28-5%2By%29%28w%2Bu%29 Since we have the common term w%2Bu, we can combine like terms


%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29 Rearrange the terms.


So -5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu factors to %28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29


In other words, -5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu=%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29


Note: you can check the answer by FOILing %28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29 to get -5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu