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Use the distributive property to write the following expressions in expanded form. 4(x +y)

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Answer:

4x + 4y

Explanation:

To do this you need to know that the number (or variable) on the outside of the parenthesis must be multiplied to all of the numbers/variables on the inside of the parenthesis.

So here, you want to multiply x by 4:

4x

Then multiply y by 4:

4y

And because the expression is adding the x and y, it comes out as:

4x + 4y

User Carlito
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Answer:

4x+4y

Explanation:

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