Factor xy+4y-3x-12

$x y + 4 y - 3 x - 12$

Step 1

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

$(x y + 4 y) - 3 x - 12$

Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.

$y (x + 4) - 3 (x + 4)$

Step 2

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, $x + 4$ .

$(x + 4) (y - 3)$