The greatest common factor of expressions is the highest divisor that can divide both expressions
The equivalent expression of 12p+48 is 12(p - 4)
The expression is given as:
[tex]\mathbf{12p + 48}[/tex]
Express 48 as 12 * 4
[tex]\mathbf{12p + 48 = 12p - 12 \times 4}[/tex]
Express 12p as 12 * p
[tex]\mathbf{12p + 48 = 12 \times p - 12 \times 4}[/tex]
Factor out 12 from the expression on the right-hand side
[tex]\mathbf{12p + 48 = 12 \times (p - 4)}[/tex]
Remove the product sign
[tex]\mathbf{12p + 48 = 12 (p - 4)}[/tex]
Hence, the equivalent expression is 12(p - 4)
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