How do you simplify 3(x+4)?

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Alan P.
Apr 27, 2016

Use the distributive property to get
color(white)("XXX")3(x+4)=color(blue)(3x+12)

Explanation:

The distributive property tells us that
color(white)("XXX")axx(b+c) = (axxb)+(axxc)

Therefore
color(white)("XXX")3(x+4) = (3xxx)+(3xx4) = 3x+12

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