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Use the Distributive Property to find an equivalent expression

9(3x - 1)
This confuses me!

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You answer is 26 or maybe 28
User InquisitorJax
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You multiply the 9 by both terms in the parenthesis.
9(3x - 1)
9 * 3x - 9 * 1
27x - 9
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