The second expression uses the greatest common factor and the distributive property to rewrite the sum 60 + 24.
60, 24
60 = 2² × 3 × 5
24 = 2³ × 3
We take the highest common factors -
=> 2² × 3
=> 4 × 3
=> GCF: 12
Therefore, the correct factored expression would be 12(5 + 2), which matches the second expression. Hope this helped!
