How do you use the distributive property to simplify $7(y+8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-22T13:55:27

$7y+56$

Each term inside the bracket is $color(blue)"multiplied"$ by 7

$rArrcolor(red)(7)(y+8)$

$=(color(red)(7)xxy)+(color(red)(7)xx8)$

$=7y+56$

How do you use the distributive property to simplify 7(y+8)7(y+8)?