The distributive property states that when a number is multiplied by a sum or difference inside parentheses, you can distribute or multiply the number by each term inside the parentheses separately.
Applying the distributive property to the equation 3(7 + 16) would result in:
3 * 7 + 3 * 16 = 21 + 48 = 69
Use the distributive property to write the next step in simplifying the numerical equation 3(7+16)
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