The greatest common factor of the expressions 60x and 84 is 12 because it can divide both 60 and 84 giving us the answer of 5 and 7, respectively. Factoring out 12 from the terms of the given expression will give us the answer of,
60x - 84 = 12(5x - 7)
Answer:
About 5 hr 10 min
Step-by-step explanation:
rate 1 = 1 pool / 9 hrs rate 2 = 1 pool / 12 hours
now find the time with both rates combined
1 pool / ( 1/9 + 1/12) = 1/ (7/36) = 36/7 hr = 5 1/7 hr = 5 hr 8.6 min