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Create an expression without parentheses that is equivalent that is equivalent to 4(6x+x)

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This is what the distributive property is all about.
4(6x +x) = 4*6x +4*x = 24x +4x
Of course, this can be simplified further by combining the terms.
24x +4x = (24 +4)x = 28x

Equivalent expressions without parentheses are ...
24x +4x
28x
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