Answer
$(5n-8)(4n-3m)$
Work Step by Step
Group the four terms into two sets of parentheses and pull out the greatest common factors in each.
$20n^2-32n-15mn+24m$
$=(20n^2-15mn)+(-32n+24m)$
$=5n(4n-3m)-8(4n-3m)$
$=(5n-8)(4n-3m)$
Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application
by Clark, Mark; Anfinson, Cynthia
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13:
978-0-53449-636-4
Chapter 3 - Exponents, Polynomials and Functions - 3.4 Factoring Polynomials - 3.4 Exercises - Page 271: 77
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