What is the factored form of 3 x plus 24 y ?

The greatest common factor of 3x and 24y is 3. Factoring out 3 gives 3(x + 8y), since 3x ÷ 3 = x and 24y ÷ 3 = 8y. So the correct choice is 3 times (x + 8y).

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