How do you factor $-3x-4x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-22T12:33:18

$3x-4x=color(red)(x(-3-4))" or " color(red)((-7)(x))" or "color(red)((7)(-x))$

Extract either $color(blue)(x)$ or $color(blue)(""(-x))$ as a common factor of the terms $(-3x)$ and $(-4x)$

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