Question

Apply the distributive property and the greatest common factor to write an equivalent expression.

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60x−24= ( )

Answer 1

You can take out a 12 from each factor as they can both be divided by 12. That leaves you with 12(5x-2) if you applied the distribution property, you'd end up with the same answer you started with.

Answer 2

Equivalent expression of 60x−24 in distributive property is

12 × (5x - 2) = 12 ×5x - 12 × 2 .

Explanation:

Distributive property

Let us assume that the a, b, c are any number .

than a (b+c) = a.b + a.c

This property is called distributive property .

As given the expression

= 60x - 24

It is written as in the distributive property form .

12 × (5x - 2) = 12 ×5x - 12 × 2

Therefore the equivalent expression of 60x−24 in distributive property is

12 × (5x - 2) = 12 ×5x - 12 × 2 .