Answer:
1/8(x - 49)
Step-by-step explanation:
When we factor out something, we are basically finding common factors from multiple terms to take out. Example:
ab + ac; factored out: a(b + c)
If we want to factor out 1/8 from 1/8x - 49/8, we simply divide the two terms by 1/8.
[tex]\frac{1/8}{1/8x}[/tex] The 1/8 cancel out giving us x so:
1/8(x - __)
The next term,
[tex]\frac{49/8}{1/8}[/tex]
When two fractions divide, you flip the bottom one and multiply them both,
[tex]\frac{49}{8} *\frac{8}{1}[/tex]
giving us 49.
The answer is: 1/8(x - 49)
