We want to factor out the coefficient of the variable term — 1.5. Let's rewrite each term as a product of 1.5 and some other factor. To do so, note that 6 is 4 times 1.5.
1.5y &= 1.5 * y
6 &= 1.5 * 4
Now we can use the Distributive Property to factor the expression. Let's go!