Asked by maxx

Mara carried water bottles to the field to share with her team at halftime. The water bottles weighed a total of 60x2 + 48x + 24 ounces.

Which factorization could represent the number of water bottles and weight of each water bottle?

6(10x2 + 8x + 2)
12(5x2 + 4x + 2)
6x(10x2 + 8x + 2)
12x(5x2 + 4x + 2)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Start with 60x^2 + 48x + 24. The greatest common factor of 60, 48, 24 is 12, and there is no common x in every term. Factor out 12:

60x^2 + 48x + 24 = 12(5x^2 + 4x + 2).

So 12(5x^2 + 4x + 2) is the correct choice — 12 bottles each weighing (5x^2 + 4x + 2) ounces.