Question

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

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60x−24=
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Answer 1

12(5x-2).................

Answer 2

`12 \cdot (5x-2)`

Explanation:

The distributive property states that:

`a \cdot (b+c) = a\cdot b+ a\cdot c`

GCF(Greatest common factor) states that a largest number that divide two numbers.

Given the expression:

`60x-24`

GCF of 60x and 24 is, 12.

then;

Apply distributive property to the given expression we have;

`12 \cdot (5x-2)`

Therefore, an equivalent expression we get,
`12 \cdot (5x-2)`