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Rewrite this expression using the distributive property then simplify.
2/3(6x+12)

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2/3(6x+12)

=12/3x+24/3

=4x+8
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so distributive property of multiplication says
a(b+c)=(ab)+(ac)

so 2/3(6x+12)=((2/3)6x)+((2/3)12)=12/3x+24/3=4x+8=4(x+2)
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