Question

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

Answer 1

`m(n+4)=mn+4m`

Explanation:

`m(n+4)`

The general equation for the distributive property is `a(b+c)=(axxb)+(axxc)=ab+ac`, where `a=m`, `b=n`, and `c=4`.

`m(n+4)=mn+4m`

`m(n+4)=(mxxn)+(mxx4)=mn+4m`