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Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression.

3(4x - 8y + 5)

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Answer:

12x - 24y + 15

Explanation:

The distributive property multiplies all of the terms by 3.

So:

3(4x) + 3(-8y) + 3(5) =

12x + (-24y) + 15 =

12x - 24y + 15

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