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Apply the distributive property and the greatest common factor to write an equivalent expression. What is the answer?

60x - 24 I need the answer in distributive property
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User Leandro Bardelli
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You could take out a factor (both 60 and 24 are divisible by 12).
If you divide 60 by 12 you get 5
If you divide 24 by 12 you get 2.
Therefore, 60x - 24 = 12(5x -2)
User Tsiry Rakotonirina
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