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Which of the following demonstrates the Distributive Property?

A. 4(2a + 3) = 8a + 3
B. 4(2a + 3) = 2a + 12
C. 4(2a + 3) = 6a + 7
D. 4(2a + 3) = 8a + 12

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The distributive property takes the number outside the parenthesis and multiplies it by every term inside the parentheses.

4(2a+3)
=(4*2a) + (4*3)
=8a + 12

The answer is:
D) 4(2a+3)=8a+12

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