How do you evaluate 12(a+7)?

1 Answer
Oct 12, 2017

12a+84

Explanation:

The Distribution Property is usually what's used for values outside parentheses.

The rule is:
color(red)(a(b+c) = ab + ac

With this handy method, you can sum the two values of
a*b and a*c to get your answer!

Using this for your question it'd look like:
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