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  • 17-05-2019
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If I were to use the distributive property to simplify 3(10+15x) would you multiply 3 times 10 and add 15x to it?

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jcherry99
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  • 17-05-2019

Answer:

No!

The answer is 30 + 45x   See below. Very important question.

Step-by-step explanation:

No!

If you do that, you are violating the properties of the distributive property.

You must multiply both sides of the plus sign by 3

3(10 + 15x) = 3*10 + 3*15x

3(10 + 15x) = 30 + 45x

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