12y^2-20y+8=0

Solution for 12y^2-20y+8=0 equation:

Simplifying
12y2 + -20y + 8 = 0

Reorder the terms:
8 + -20y + 12y2 = 0

Solving
8 + -20y + 12y2 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4'.
4(2 + -5y + 3y2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
4((2 + -3y)(1 + -1y)) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(2 + -3y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
2 + -3y = 0

Solving
2 + -3y = 0

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-2' to each side of the equation.
2 + -2 + -3y = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
0 + -3y = 0 + -2
-3y = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2
-3y = -2

Divide each side by '-3'.
y = 0.6666666667

Simplifying
y = 0.6666666667
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(1 + -1y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + -1y = 0

Solving
1 + -1y = 0

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -1 + -1y = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -1y = 0 + -1
-1y = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-1y = -1

Divide each side by '-1'.
y = 1

Simplifying
y = 1
Solution
y = {0.6666666667, 1}