Question

How do you use the distributive property to rewrite and simplify `2(x+4)`?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Using the distributive property, multiply each term within the parenthesis by the term outside the parenthesis:

`color(red)(2)(x + 4) => (color(red)(2) xx x) + (color(red)(2) xx 4) => 2x + 8`#