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Use the distributive property to factor out y. 5y-3y+12

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2(y + 6) hope this helps

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5y - 3y + 12

Because there is not a common factor between the three terms in it's current state, we must simplify.

2y + 12

Now, we can simplify using the distributive property.

Factor 2.

2(y + 6) is the factored form of the original expression.

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