How do you use the distributive property to simplify $12 (4 + 7)$ $12(4+7)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T17:55:20

$= 132$ $color(magenta)(=132$

$12 (4 + 7)$ $12(4+7)$

Distributive property: $a (b + c) = a \times b + a \times c$ $color(red)(a(b+c)=axxb+axxc$

$= 12 \times 4 + 12 \times 7$ $=12xx4+12xx7$

$= 48 + 84$ $=48+84$

$= 132$ $color(magenta)(=132$

~Hope this helps! :)

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