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Use the distributive property to expand (simplify): 3(4x - 12yz)

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Answer:

12x -36yz

Explanation:

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User Afflatus
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Hello!

In order to simplify this expression, all we have to do is multiply 3 times the terms inside the parentheses:

3(4x-12yz)

12x-36yz

That's the final answer, because there are no like terms here, so we cannot simplify this expression any further.

Hope everything is clear.

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