Question

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression 3(9x-1)

Answer 1

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Explanation:

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We can solve this in two steps; one being Solving and another being Theory. I'll start off with the Theory behind it first.

Theory

So when we start solving the problem, we see that it tells us to use the distributive property.

The distributive property states that anything inside the parenthesis multiplied by what's on the outside will equal the same even if the interior is simplified.

Solving

We can solve this problem in a few easy steps, we just need to multiply
`(9x-1)` by
`3`.

We can do that by using algebra.

`3(9x-1)\\= (3*9x)+(3*-1)\\= 27x-3`

If we do that, our final answer is
`27x-3`.

Notes

Remember, if we have an example equation:
`3(x-3)`;

Remember to multiply 3 by -3, and not 3 by 3 and drop the negative.

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