How do you use the distributive property to simplify $2 (4 x + 3 y)$ $2(4x + 3y)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-11T02:51:55

$2 (4 x + 3 y) = 8 x + 6 y$ $2(4x+3y)=8x+6y$

Distributive property: $a (b + c) = a b + a c$ $a(b+c)=ab+ac$

$2 (4 x + 3 y) =$ $2(4x+3y)=$

$(2 \cdot 4 x) + (2 \cdot 3 y) =$ $(2*4x)+(2*3y)=$

$8 x + 6 y$ $8x+6y$

How do you use the distributive property to simplify 2(4x+3y)2(4x + 3y)?