According to the distributive property, 3(a + b) =

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a math problem and question about the answer

 

Answer 1

When working with distributive property you multiply the outside term by EVERY term inside the parentheses. Signs will stay the same unless your outside term is a negative number in which case you follow multiplication rules for signs(ex: a negative x a negative = a positive)

 

In this case you will multiply 3 to both a and b giving you:

3a + 3b