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According to the distributive property, 6(a + b) =

According to the distributive property, 6(a + b) =-example-1

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I'm not sure why you attached that particular screenshot. However, if you wanted to distribute, then you simply multiply each inner term by the outer term 6

6 times a = 6a
6 times b = 6b
we don't know what 'a' or 'b' are, so we leave the expressions as is

Therefore, 6*(a+b) = 6a+6b
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With the distributive property, you multiply whatever is one the outside of the parenthesis, by each term on the inside.

6a + 6b

Also, whats with the image? Lol.
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