Use the Distributive Property to simplify the expression 4(2x+7)

Answer 1

The distributive property means that you need to distribute what's on the outside of the parentheses to each piece that's on the inside of the parentheses like this:

It's like sharing the 4 with both the "2x" and the "7".

So 4•2x = 8x and 4•7 = 28. So the distributed result is 8x + 28

Answer 2

The distributive property looks like this: a(b+c)=ab+ac

So, 4(2x+7) = 4*2*x + 4*7 = 8x + 28