Question

Explain, in complete sentences, how to use the distributive property to simplify the expression below.

2(x + 3)

Answer 1

multiply the coefficient by each term in the bracket.

Answer 2

2x+6

Answer 3

Say you had

3(2x + 7)

To distribute, you multiply 3 by 2x to get 6x. Then you multiply 3 by 7 to get 21

This gives you

6x + 21

You would combine like terms if necessary (you can't, so this is as far as you go)