1. Edible Arrangements is making arrangements for a large order. The store has 36 strawberries, 24 cantaloupe slices, and 48 watermelon slices. The
owner wants each arrangement to have the same number of each type of
fruit with none left over. Which expression shows the greatest common
factor of these three values using the distributive property?
A. 6(6 + 4 + 8)
B. 4(9+ 6 +12)
C. 3(12 + 8 + 16)
D. 12(3 + 2 + 4)