Question

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Use the distributive property to write an expression that is equivalent to 8 (a + 4)
8(a + 4) = ? a + ?

Answer 1

8a + 32

Explanation:

Distributive Property is a next level kind of multiplication.

The 8 on the outside of the parenthesis is being multiplying times the (a+4).

So you bounce that 8 into the parenthesis and times it to both the a and the 4.

8a + 8•4

= 8a + 32

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