Question

Solve for x using thedistributive property.2(7 + 3x) = 44[?]X =

Answer 1

Given the following equation:

`\text{ 2(7 + 3x) = 44}`

Let's find x by applying the Distributive Property.

We get,

`\text{ 2(7 + 3x) = 44}`
`\text{ (2)(7) + (2)(3x) = 44}`
`\text{ 14 + 6x = 44}`
`14+\text{6x-14 = 44 - 14}`
`\text{6x = 3}0`
`\frac{\text{6x}}{6}\text{ = }\frac{\text{3}0}{6}`
`\text{ x = 5}`

Therefore, x = 5