Question

Simplify this expression using the distributive property.8(9 + w)72 + 8 w17 + 8 w72 w17 w

Answer 1

The distributive property is given by the next form:

$a(b+c)=a\ast b+a\ast c$

Hence, we can apply this property to the given expression:

$\begin{gathered} 8(9+w)=8\ast9+8\ast w \\ Then \\ =72+8w \end{gathered}$

Hence, the correct answer is 72+8w.