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

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-08T13:36:18

$3 (x + 2)$ $3(x+2)$

Distribute and multiply $3$ $3$ to $x$ $x$ and $2$ $2$ to get

$3 x + 6$ $3x+6$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-08T13:37:54

The distributive property states that, given a quantity $a (b + c)$ $a(b+c)$ , it can be simplified to $a b + a c$ $ab+ac$

Let's apply this to our problem here:

$3 (x + 2)$ $3(x+2)$ = $(3) (x) + (3) (2)$ $(3)(x) + (3)(2)$
$(3 x) + (6)$ $(3x)+(6)$ = $3 x + 6$ $3x+6$

Our answer is $3 x + 6$ $3x+6$ .

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