Question

How do you use the distributive property to rewrite and simplify `(5+n)3`?

Answer 1

See the solution process below:

Explanation:

Multiply the individual terms within the parenthesis by the term outside the parenthesis:

`(5 + n)color(red)(3) ->`

`(5 xx color(red)(3)) + (n xx color(red)(3)) ->`

`15 + 3n`