10x+15yz 5 goes into 10 2 times, and into 15 3 times, so factor it in front of a parentheses 5(2x+3yz) ------------------------ 3y(4-y)+6x(4-y) Take out the red factor in front just like we took 5 out of the first problem: (4-y)(3y+6x) Then 3 goes into 3 1 time and 3 goes into 6 2 times so now in the end we have: (4-y)3(y+2x) But it's customary to put the shortest factor first, so move the 3 out front: 3(4-y)(y+2x) -------------------------------- 2a-6-2a^2+3b^2 That doesn't factor. Edwin