Factor 1/4 out of -1/2x - 5/4y

¼(-2x-5y)

Step-by-step explanation:

if the common factor is ¼ then it is necessary to find a number Z than when multiplied by ¼ gives -1/2x and another number W than when multiplied by ¼ gives -5/4y, so:

and

so the factor will be ¼(-2x-5y)

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step-by-step explanation:

because first you have to add the 4x, 9x, and the 7x together and you get 20x and then you add the last numbers up and you get 5and then you put the subtraction sign in there and that's how you get the answer.