First do 3 times 2 which is 6 That we need two numbers that multiple to get 6 and add to get 7 1 and 6 So then we plug them in (3x^2+6x)(1x+2) Then we take out what we can 3x(x+2)1(x+2) Then we check to make sure the parenthesis are the same They are so we re write ANSWER (3x+1)(x+2)