Question

Use the distributive property.
3(4x 9) = [? ]x + [ ]

Answer 1

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In order to simplify this expression, we need to use the Distributive Property:

`\longrightarrow\tt{a(b+c)=ab+ac}`

Where a, b, and c can be variables, constants, or a combination of the two.

Note: I'm unsure of whether or not you meant "3(4x+9)" or "3(4x-9)", but I am going to solve both.

`\tt{3(4x+9)}`

Multiply 3 times all the terms inside the parentheses:

`\tt{12x+27}`

`\tt{3(4x-9)}`

`\tt{12x-27}`

Answers:
`\begin{cases}\tt{12x+27}\\\tt{12x-27} \end{cases}`

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Answer 2

12x + 27

Explanation:

3 ( 4x + 9) = 3 * 4x + 3 * 9

= 12x + 27