how to use the distributive property to answer 2d+9

Question

how to solve 2d+9 with the distributive property.

Answer 1

There's nothing to be done here; using the distributive property means rewrite by factoring, and there is no common factor, so that's that!

Answer 2

Jennifer, did you mean to put parentheses around the d + 9 ?

 

As in, 2(d +9)

 

Distributing the two would give you 2d + 18.

 

:-)