SOLUTION: Factor 2(y - 3) - x(y - 3).

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Question 66401: Factor 2(y - 3) - x(y - 3).
Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, ptaylor:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor:
2%28y-3%29+-+x%28y-3%29 Notice that each term has a common factor of (y-3). This term can be factored.
%28y-3%29%282-x%29...and that's all there is to it!

Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor 2(y - 3) - x(y - 3).
Lets compare the above problem with the following problem and see if we can recognize similarities:

Factor ca-ba Well, we can factor this and we will get a(c-b) --- the distributive law.
If we apply this concept to your problem, we will get:
2(y - 3) - x(y - 3)=(y-3)(2-x)
In other words, your problem is really no harder than my problem. It just looks harder.


Hope this helps-----ptaylor