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Which of the following properties was used for 3(×+2)=3×+6?

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Given the expression


3(x+2)=3x+6

To solve for x, the first step is to solve the multiplication by applying the distributive property of multiplication, this means that you have to multiply both terms inside the parentheses by 3


3\cdot x+3\cdot2=3x+6

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