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Hello canyou tell me what do it mean when you need to Simplify the expressions distributing?Would this be the Answer 6x+54??

Hello canyou tell me what do it mean when you need to Simplify the expressions distributing-example-1
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Simplify the expression means solve a math expression and try to write it in the simplest way possible.

Distributive property:


a(b+c)=ab+ac

For the given expression:


\begin{gathered} -6(-x-9)=(-6)(-x)+(-6)(-9) \\ \\ =6x+54 \end{gathered}Then, the given expression simplified is 6x+54
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