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1 pointUse the distributive property to solve the following equation:z + 4(2z + 3) = 15АZ=41Z=Bz=3DZ=-1

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We have the following:


z+4\mleft(2z+3\mright)=15

solving for z:


\begin{gathered} z+8z+12=15 \\ 9z=15-12 \\ z=(3)/(9) \\ z=(1)/(3) \end{gathered}

The answer is B. z = 1/3

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