How do you simplify #2(x+8)#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-19T06:27:26

#2x+16#

#color(blue)(2(x+8)#

Use the distributive property

#color(brown)(a(b+c)=ab+ac#

So,

#rarr(2)(x)+(2)(8)#

#color(green)(rArr2x+16#

Cannot be simplified further