By applying the distributive property, Byron can rewrite the addition problem as:
48 + 36 = (4*12) + (6*6)
This expression has numbers in the parentheses (12 and 6) whose only common factor is 1.
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 + 36)
Which is an equivalent expression that has numbers in the parentheses whose only common factor is 1?
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