Question

How do you solve 2(1+b)

Answer 1

2+2b

Explanation:

To expand the given expression, we divide each term in the parenthesis by the number outside. For the final step, we sum the results.

Multiplying each term by 2 gives

`\begin{gathered} 2\cdot1 \\ 2\cdot b \end{gathered}`

adding the two results gives

`2\cdot1+2\cdot b`

which can be written as

`2+2b\text{.}`

Which is our answer!