Question

Use the Distributive Property to determine which of the following statements is equivalent to 3(4 – 2).12 – 67 – 57 – 212 – 2

Answer 1

$12-6$

Explanation

the distributive property states that multiplying the sum of two or more addends by a number will give the same result as multiplying each addend individually by the number and then adding the products together

$a(b+c)=ab+ac$

Step 1

$3(4-2)$

use the distributive accordint to the rule

$\begin{gathered} 3(4-2) \\ 3(4-2)=3\cdot4-3\cdot2 \\ 3(4-2)=12-6 \end{gathered}$

therefore, the answer is

$12-6$

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