Question

Apply the distributive property to factor out the GCF of all three terms 9 - 12x + 6y = ?

Answer 1

Answer:
`3\left(3-4x+2y\right)`

Explanation:

`3\cdot \:3+4\cdot \:3x+2\cdot \:3y`

`3\left(3-4x+2y\right)`

Answer 2

3(3 - 4x + 2y).

Explanation:

Notice that 3 is a factor of 9, -12 and 6.

There's no other "common factor."

Therefore, the GCF is 3 and in factored form the given polynomial is

3(3 - 4x + 2y).