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

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-12T00:46:14

$=6 + 2x$

Distributive property "allows us to get rid of parentheses by bringing a multiplication from outside to inside a parenthesis".

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Now let's solve the problem given
$2(3 + x)$
$=(2)(3)+(2)(x)$ << That's the distributive property
$=6 + 2x$

I hope this helps!

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