How do you use the distributive property to simplify $2(3n - n)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-30T17:54:06

$4n$

$2(3n - n)$

Using the distributive property we distribute the $2$ to each term in the parenthesis:

$2*3n - 2*n$

$6n - 2n$

$4n$

How do you use the distributive property to simplify 2(3n - n)2(3n - n)?