What is the completely factored form of 12xy – 9x – 8y + 6?

Group the terms: (12xy − 9x) + (−8y + 6). Factoring each group gives 3x(4y − 3) − 2(4y − 3), so the common factor is (4y − 3). Factoring it out gives (3x − 2)(4y − 3), which is choice A.

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