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18(4x + 8) Please simplify, I really don't want to get it wrong.

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Answer:

72x + 144

Explanation:

distribute 18

18 x 4x = 72x

18 x 8 = 144

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User Snehanjali Sahoo
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The 18 "distributes" through each of the parentheses,

multiplying by each of the terms inside.

So we have 18(4x) + 18(8) which simplifies to 72x + 144.

User TheAJ
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