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7 June, 20:54

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

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60x-24=

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  1. 7 June, 21:13
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    60x - 24

    Here factor of 60x are 2x2x3x5 (x)

    and factor of 24 are 2x2x2x3

    common factor of both are = 2x2x3

    12 [ 5x - 2 ] its also s=using distributive law also

    a * (b-c) = a*b-a*c

    that means if a is common factor of both terms then we can pull a out of the parenthesis and we get a as common factor

    we can see that 12 is common factor in both terms so pulling 12 from both terms and we get 5x and 2 inside minus sign between them.
  2. 7 June, 21:24
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    Answer: 12 (5x-2)

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Here the given expression is,

    60 x - 24

    According to the distributive property,

    If a * b + a * c = a * (b+c)

    Thus, for obtaining the equivalent expression of the given expression we need to take a common number or expression from both 60x and 24.

    Since, the Greatest common factor of 60x and 24 = 12

    Thus, we can write, 60 x - 24 = 12 * 5x - 12 * 2 = 12 (5x - 2)
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