Question

Can someone create two expressions that are equivalent to 3(4j + 4 + j). Please show all steps in your work.

Use either the commutative property or combine like terms to create an equivalent expression.
Use the distributive property to create an equivalent expression.

Answer 1

12j + 12 + 3j or 15j + 12. This is because if you use Distributive Property to distribute the 3, then you multiply 3 by all the number inside the parentheses. I have two expressions because once you get get the answer after you use the property, then you can combine like terms, such as 12j and 3j which is 15j. Hope this helps!