Simone applied the distributive property using the greatest common factor to determine the expression that is equivalent to 24 + 56. Her work is shown below.
Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
Factors of 56: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56
24 + 56 = 8 (4 + 7)
What statement best describes Simone’s error?
Simone did not use the correct factors for 24 in the equation.
Simone did not use the correct factors for 56 in the equation.
Simone did not use the greatest common factor in the equation.
Simone did not use the correct operations in the equation.