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