Explanation
[tex]12y-16[/tex]
Step 1
get the prime factors
so
[tex]\begin{gathered} 12=2\cdot2\cdot3 \\ 16=2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2 \end{gathered}[/tex]hence, the common factor is 4,factorize
[tex]\begin{gathered} 12y-16 \\ (4)(3y)-(4)(4) \\ 4(3y-4) \end{gathered}[/tex]therefore, the answer is
[tex]4(3y-4)[/tex]I hope this helps you
