SOLUTION: hello can you help me factor a^2-3a+ay-3y. Thank you!

SOLUTION: hello can you help me factor a^2-3a+ay-3y. Thank you!

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Question 112561: hello can you help me factor a^2-3a+ay-3y. Thank you!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I just try likely combinations and see if they work

Now I expand this

That's the original equation, so I have factored it
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