Question

I'm having a little trouble on how to do this type of math.

Answer 1

Given the expression:

$60x-24$

The greatest common factor between 60 and 24 is:

Now:

$\begin{gathered} 60=12\cdot5 \\ 24=12\cdot2 \end{gathered}$

Using this and factorizing the expression:

$60x-24=12\cdot(5x-2)$