Question

Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor 48 + 36. Do not type any spaces or your answer will be marked incorrect.

A) 12(4 + 3)
B) 24(2 + 1.5)
C) 6(8 + 6)
D) 18(2.67 + 2)

Answer 1

We factor out the greatest common factor from 48 + 36 by dividing both numbers by 12, which gives us the expression 12(4 + 3).

Step-by-step explanation:

To apply the distributive property and factor out the greatest common factor of 48 + 36, we first need to identify the largest number that divides evenly into both 48 and 36. This number is 12. Applying the distributive property, we factor out 12 and divide both 48 and 36 by 12. This gives us 12(4 + 3), which is the factored form of 48 + 36 using the greatest common factor.