How do you factor $ac - 3ad - 2bc + 6bd$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-27T13:28:04

$(a-2b)(c-3d)$

$ac-3ad-2bc+6bd$

Factorise $a$ out of the first two terms, and $-2b$ out of the last two terms,

$a(c-3d)-2b(c-3d)$

Factorise $(c-3d)$ from both terms,

$(a-2b)(c-3d)$

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How do you factor ac - 3ad - 2bc + 6bdac - 3ad - 2bc + 6bd?