Answer:
4xy(3a+2b+1)
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF).
1 - What is the largest number that divides evenly into 12axy, 8bxy and 4xy?
It is 4.
2 - What is the highest degree of [tex]a[/tex] that divides evenly into 12axy, 8bxy and 4xy?
It is 1, since a is not in every term.
3 - What is the highest degree of [tex]x[/tex] that divides evenly into 12axy, 8bxy and 4xy?
It is x.
4 - What is the highest degree of [tex]y[/tex] that divides evenly into 12axy, 8bxy and 4xy?
It is y.
5 - What is the highest degree of [tex]b[/tex] that divides evenly into 12axy, 8bxy and 4xy?
It is 1, since [tex]b[/tex] is not in every term.
6 - Multiplying the results above,
GCF = 4xy
2) Factor out the GCF. (Write the GCF first. Then, in parentheses, divide each term by the GCF.)
[tex]4xy(\frac{12axy}{4xy} +\frac{8bxy}{4xy} +\frac{4xy}{4xy} )[/tex]
3) Simplify each term in parentheses.
[tex]4xy(3a+2b+1)[/tex]
