How do you simplify $4(3+5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-19T12:43:39

Multiply the term outside the parenthesis by each term within the parenthesis and add the results to simplify:

$4(3 + 5) -> (4 xx 3) + (4 xx 5) -> 12 + 20 -> 32$

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