Byron wants to use the distributive property to rewrite the

addition problem shown so that the numbers left in the

parentheses have no common factor except 1.

(48 + 72)

Which is an equivalent expression that has numbers in the

parentheses whose only common factor is 1?

1 answer

48 = 24*2
72 = 24*3
So, 24(2+3)

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