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Could someone please help me on this worth 10 points 7(x+3y)=

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According to the distributive property:


\alpha ( \beta + \gamma ) = \alpha \beta + \alpha \gamma

So, applying this to our equation:


7(x + 3y) = 7 * x + 7 * 3y \\ 7(x + 3y) = 7x + 21y

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