Question

What algebraic property is demonstrated in the equation below? 6 + 4(7x – 2) = 6 + 28x – 8

Answer 1

The distributive property

Explanation:

In the equation, we can see that the 4 in 4(7x - 2) was distributed to the parentheses in the other side of the equation.

The 4 was multiplied to both 7x and -2, creating 28x - 8 on the other side of the equation.

So, this represents the distributive property.

Answer 2

Distributive property