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Use the distributive property to simplify 7(p+q+9)

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We must use the distributive property. The distributive property tells us how to solve expressions in the form of a(b + c). This property states that the product of the sum or difference of two numbers is the same as the sum or difference of their products

In our case, this property implies that


\begin{gathered} 7(p+q+9)=7\cdot p+7\cdot q+7\cdot9 \\ 7(p+q+9)=7p+7q+63 \end{gathered}

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