Question

Write an expression equivalent to 4(6x + 12), and state the property you used to write it.

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Answer 1

An expression equivalent to 4(6x + 12) is 24x + 48.

The property used to write this expression is the distributive property, which states that when you multiply a number (in this case, 4) by a sum or difference (in this case, 6x + 12), you can distribute the multiplication to each term inside the parentheses.