SOLUTION: Factor -3xy³z + 6x²yz² Please help, been stuck for hours!

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Question 294209: Factor -3xy³z + 6x²yz²
Please help, been stuck for hours!
Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor:
-3xy%5E3z%2B6x%5E2yz%5E2 Factor -3.
-3%28xy%5E3z-2x%5E2yz%5E2%29 Now look at the two terms in the parentheses and notice the common factor of xyz in each. Factor this out:
highlight%28-3xyz%28y%5E2-2xz%29%29

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

-3xy%5E3z+%2B+6x%5E2yz%5E2

First reverse the terms so there won't be a negative stuck out front

6x%5E2yz%5E2-3xy%5E3z

You can take out a 3.
You can also take out the smallest power of each letter that
occurs in both terms:
The smallest exponent of each of the letters is 1,
So you can take out 3x%5E1y%5E1z%5E1 or just 3xyz

3xyz%282xz-y%5E2%29

That's it!

Edwin