Practice Factoring Intuition in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Understanding factoring as finding what multiplies together to give an expression.

Reverse engineering multiplication: 'What times what gives x^2 + 5x + 6?'

Example 1

easy
What two numbers multiply to 12 and add to 7?

Example 2

medium
Find two numbers that multiply to -15 and add to 2.

Example 3

easy
Find two numbers that multiply to 18 and add to 9.

Example 4

hard
Find two numbers that multiply to -24 and add to -2.