Question

A teacher asked the class to solve the equation 3(x + 2) = 21. Robert wrote 3x + 6 = 21 as his first step. Which property did he use?

Answer 1

Robert used the distributive property.

Explanation:

3(x + 2) = 21 <------- is the original equation.

3x + 6 = 21 <------- is Robert's first step.

Distributive property is a property that states that multiplying the constant by the numerical values/variables in the parentheses will equal the same as multiplying the consonant by the values added together.

Robert multiplied 3 times "x" and "2." This is the distributive property.

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Answer 2

He used the distributive property