In the first case, you perform the sum and then multiply by 4:
The sum of x and y ---> x+y
Four times the sum of x and y --->4(x+y)
In the second case, only x is multiplied by 4:
4 times x ----> 4x
The sum of 4 times x and y ---> 4x+y
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