How do you use the distributive property to simplify $12(4+7)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T17:55:20

$color(magenta)(=132$

$12(4+7)$

Distributive property: $color(red)(a(b+c)=axxb+axxc$

$=12xx4+12xx7$

$=48+84$

$color(magenta)(=132$

~Hope this helps! :)

How do you use the distributive property to simplify 12(4+7)12(4+7)?